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Space · by Tola Ibrahim · 2026-10-08

The most cozy part of learning rockets after a tiny failure

I tried this in Cairo with a friend and we both noticed the same thing: the social part mattered more than the perfect plan.

I started this because my Monday morning felt a little stuck, and astronomy seemed like a manageable place to experiment. The funny part is that the smallest change was the one I kept.

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 first draft for a while.

My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 3 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it.

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Martina Fernández · 1 likes

Do you think this would work in a smaller place than Istanbul?

Aarav Sharma · 0 likes

Glad you shared it; small wins count. For me it came down to the prototype. Now I want to read the paper behind it.