Cities · by Cedar Otter · 2026-10-09

What I wish I knew before trying walking that actually stuck

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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Amina Okafor · 1 likes

There is probably a middle ground here. This would have saved me a lot of trial and error. Local context changes everything.

Jiho Lee · 22 likes

Helpful correction.

Nicolás Díaz · 3 likes

I laughed, but you are not wrong.

Ethan Brooks · 0 likes

That is a much better way to say it.

Jonas Schneider · 1 likes

Can you expand on that a bit?

Tanvir Rahman · 1 likes

The kindness in this post is lovely. I used to overcomplicate this constantly.