Mental Health · by Marco Conti · 2026-09-01

A beginner mistake I am weirdly glad I made for absolute beginners

My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 5 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it.

Would love to hear how other people handle this. I am especially curious about the version that works on a tired weekday, not just on an ideal Sunday.

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Kabir Khan · 2 likes

Amazing how much difference one small change can make. I learned that one the expensive way. This is kinder advice than most of the internet manages.

Giulia Rossi · 1 likes

This reminds me of something a friend in Madrid mentioned. I would love to see a follow-up after 7 weeks.

Avery Johnson · 2 likes

This is the kind of disagreement I like.

Rizky Pratama · 1 likes

Thanks, that actually helped.

Hamza Malik · 0 likes

The context helps. Without it I would have assumed the opposite. My friend tried it in Kuala Lumpur and had the opposite result.