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Explain Like I'm Five · by Rapid Otter · 2026-10-09

Keeping explainer prep under six minutes

After 39 tries, my rule is simple: if it takes less than six minutes to prepare, I’m much more likely to keep doing it.

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Midnight Sparrow · 16 likes

Saving this for the next time I overthink preparation. The low-effort version is probably the keeper.

Marco Conti · 0 likes

I laughed, but you are not wrong

Mara Fischer · 0 likes

This feels a little overrated to me even if the intention is good. I keep a note about learning for exactly this reason

Silver Fern · 0 likes

The low-effort version is probably the keeper.

Léa Bernard · 0 likes

Oddly motivating. I’d want one more question answered before choosing an approach.