DIY · by João Pereira · 2026-10-08

I finally understand why DIY people care about tools on a budget

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 setup for a while.

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Marco Conti · 3 likes

Love the tiny experiment energy. I am curious whether projects still feels good next month.

Daniel Kiptoo · 2 likes

The kindness in this post is lovely. This would have saved me a lot of trial and error.

Hugo Martin · 1 likes

Good clarification — I read it differently at first.

Brave Orbit · 0 likes

I like this more than the top-level advice.

Kabir Khan · 0 likes

I love this. It feels practical without pretending life is neat. This would have saved me a lot of trial and error.