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Funny · by Midnight Otter · 2026-10-09

Notes from a very normal winter with Funny from a coworking table

A few notes from my attempt:
- keep the first step visible
- remove one annoying decision
- celebrate the boring repeat

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

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

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Isha Menon · 93 likes

This depends heavily on budget, time and personality. That is the kind of detail beginners miss. I needed this reminder today.

Cozy Fern · 27 likes

Small caveat: context changes the answer a lot.

Hugo Martin · 3 likes

@pixel_rider78 Short answer: yes. Long answer: also yes.

Quiet Mango · 13 likes

The best answer in the thread, honestly.

Bianca Santos · 3 likes

Small caveat: context changes the answer a lot.

Noah Johansson · 17 likes

Good reminder that boring can be good. This is more useful on a tired winter than on a perfect day. The follow-through matters more than the perfect plan.

Rafael Almeida · 11 likes

I wonder how much of this depends on timing. This would have saved me a lot of trial and error.

Diego García · 2 likes

Thanks, that actually helped.

Silver Sparrow · 1 likes

That is a much better way to say it.

Haruto Sato · 6 likes

This is the kind of useful internet I still show up for.

Pieter Botha · 5 likes

Anecdotally, this tracks with what I have seen. That is where the boring checklist helps.

Aisha Rahman · 2 likes

I would pin this if I could.

Rohan Mehta · 5 likes

Interesting. I would like to see how it changes after 10 months.

Valeria Flores · 5 likes

Maybe, but the tradeoff seems bigger than the post suggests. The Toronto example makes it feel concrete.

Rafael Almeida · 3 likes

The framing feels off to me. Not terrible, just not convincing. I learned that one the expensive way.

Minh Nguyen · 3 likes

That is a good question for people with more experience than me. The beautiful part is easy to underestimate.

Ananya Rao · 4 likes

Short answer: yes. Long answer: also yes.

Isha Menon · 1 likes

Do you think this would work in a smaller place than Melbourne? A little friction removed goes a long way.

Rohan Mehta · 6 likes

Anecdote beats theory here.