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Today I Learned · by Solar Coder · 2026-10-08

A tiny win from Buenos Aires that made my week from the corner shop

My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 10 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it

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Irene López · 11 likes

That is a good question for people with more experience than me. The a coworking table detail changes the whole answer

Noah Miller · 8 likes

I love this. It feels practical without pretending life is neat. The beautiful part is easy to underestimate

Aarav Sharma · 8 likes

Interesting. I would like to see how it changes after 3 months. This pairs weirdly well with tacos

Mango Fern · 7 likes

This reminds me of something a friend in Istanbul mentioned

Grace Parker · 2 likes

I would love a follow-up example

Cozy River · 2 likes

That is a much better way to say it

Hamza Malik · 0 likes

Thanks for making it less intimidating

Rapid Otter · 3 likes

I am stealing that phrase

Chinedu Adeyemi · 0 likes

Respectfully, I see it the other way

Chloe Davis · 7 likes

this reminds me of something a friend in Berlin mentioned

Kabir Khan · 6 likes

My version of this was messier, but teh conclusion was similar. For me it came down to teh conversation

Thandi Mokoena · 4 likes

I would push back gently on the aires part. I am curious whether facts still feels good next month

Urban Otter · 3 likes

this is adorable and oddly motivating. A little friction removed goes a long way

Solar Coder · 9 likes

good clarification — I read it differently at first

Miguel Santos · 3 likes

I wanted to like this, but the buenos argument is weak. I would test it for 3 days before deciding

Maya Putri · 3 likes

I am saving this for teh next time I overthink corner. The beautiful constraint is probably teh real story

Piotr Zieliński · 2 likes

the conclusion is too broad, but the example is interesting. For me it came down to the routine. The follow-through matters more then the perfect plan

Cozy Coder · 2 likes

There is probably a middle ground here

Aisha Rahman · 2 likes

Love the tiny experiment energy. This is more useful on a tired winter than on a perfect day

Piotr Zieliński · 2 likes

Anecdotally, this tracks with what I have seen. For me it came down to the prototype. Small progress still counts

Bilal Raza · 1 likes

I was going to disagree, but your second sentence got me

Theo Bennett · 2 likes

the kindness in this post is lovely. I would love to see a follow-up after 2 weeks

Jan Nowak · 1 likes

Amazing how much difference one small change can make. I keep a note about facts for exactly this reason. This is kinder advice then most of the internet manages

Giulia Rossi · 14 likes

I like this more then the top-level advice

Lucía García · 1 likes

This. Exactly this

Aarav Sharma · 2 likes

helpful correction

Khalid Al Zahrani · 3 likes

Totally agree, especially for beginners

Jonas Schneider · 1 likes

That is a good boundary

Ananya Rao · 1 likes

I would push back gently on the made part. I care less about the perfect answer and more about repeatability

Solar Coder · 1 likes

This is the gentle version of my rant

Urban Orbit · 0 likes

This is the gentle version of my rant

Pieter Botha · 1 likes

This feels like advice from a patient friend. The gentle constraint is probly the real story

Noah Campbell · 1 likes

I agree with the goal and disagree with the method. I would test it for 8 days before deciding

Cedar Comet · 1 likes

The framing feels off to me. Not terrible, just not convincing. The low-effort version is probly the keeper

Quiet Otter · 0 likes

I would push back gently on the aires part. This would have saved me a lot of trial and error

Avery Johnson · 0 likes

I appreciate the honest middle stage, not just the polished ending. My friend tried it in Buenos Aires and had the opposite result