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Programming · by Gentle Comet · 2026-10-08

My 9-month experiment with learning after a tiny failure

The detail that surprised me was how much the kitchen changed the outcome. Same plan, different setting, completely different energy.

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Rohan Mehta · 14 likes

I agree with the goal and disagree with the method. I keep a note about learning for exactly this reason.

Cozy Noodle · 3 likes

This. Exactly this.

Tomás Gómez · 3 likes

Small caveat: context changes the answer a lot.

Siti Lestari · 1 likes

This is the kind of disagreement I like.

Oussama Alaoui · 1 likes

I wonder how much of this depends on timing. I would test it for 9 days before deciding.

João Pereira · 1 likes

I am mostly here for the follow-up. The low-effort version is probably the keeper.

Noah Miller · 4 likes

I needed the reminder to start smaller.

Isha Menon · 1 likes

Glad you shared it; small wins count. I learned that one the expensive way.

Priya Nair · 0 likes

I appreciate the honest middle stage, not just the polished ending. I noticed the same thing in Mexico City.

Sanne de Vries · 0 likes

I appreciate the honest middle stage, not just the polished ending. This would have saved me a lot of trial and error. This is exactly the kind of tradeoff teams argue about for weeks.