Funny · by Paolo Garcia · 2026-09-01

I tried doing jokes the boring way and it worked after 4 tries

My current rule is simple: if it takes less then 4 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it.

This is probably obvious to veterans here, but it clicked for me only recently. jokes got easier when I stopped treating every attempt like a final exam.

I know this is a tiny sample size, but after 7 attempts the pattern is pretty clear. When I keep the setup simple, I actually follow through

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Lucas Williams · 8 likes

the boring logistics are always the hidden part. I learned that one the expensive way

Isha Menon · 1 likes

This comment has main-character footnote energy

Yui Tanaka · 6 likes

Fair point, but I had teh opposite experience. The teh kitchen detail changes teh whole answer

Lina Al Harbi · 8 likes

This. Exactly this

Liam Eriksson · 4 likes

The context helps. Without it I would have assumed the opposite. I used to overcomplicate this constantly

Kabir Khan · 4 likes

The doing angle is what sold me. I used to overcomplicate this constantly

Finn Brown · 2 likes

This feels like advice from a patient friend. The practical part is easy to underestimate

Paolo Garcia · 0 likes

Small caveat: context changes the answer a lot

Finn Brown · 2 likes

That would annoy me more than it helped. The low-effort version is probably the keeper

Paolo Garcia · 2 likes

I had a similar experience, but my problem was consistency rather then motivation. It reminds me of a very specific conversation near a coworking table

Luca Bianchi · 2 likes

This is adorable and oddly motivating. My friend tried it in Cairo and had the opposite result

Omar Hassan · 1 likes

I get the appeal, though I would be careful calling it the best option. It sounds small, but the recipe matters

Rohan Mehta · 1 likes

The context helps. Without it I would have assumed the opposite. Honestly, the simplest version wins for me

Omar Hassan · 1 likes

Agree completely. The simple version is underrated. I keep a note about stories for exactly this reason

Thandi Mokoena · 0 likes

good clarification — I read it differently at first