I tried doing playlists the boring way and it worked

My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 2 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it.

Part of me wanted the fancy version with all the tools. The better version was boring: one notebook, one reminder, and a willingness to be clumsy with the conversation for a while.

> Tiny progress is still progress.

That line sounds cheesy, but it got me through the part where concerts stopped feeling new.