Gaming · by Mateo Ramírez · 2026-10-08
I tried doing indie the boring way and it worked for absolute beginners
This is probably obvious to veterans here, but it clicked for me only recently. multiplayer got easier when I stopped treating every attempt like a final exam.
> Tiny progress is still progress.
That line sounds cheesy, but it got me through the part where console stopped feeling new.
My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 10 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 routine for a while.
> Tiny progress is still progress.
That line sounds cheesy, but it got me through the part where console stopped feeling new.
My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 10 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 routine for a while.
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