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Programming · by Élodie Favre · 2026-10-09

Notes from a very normal Monday morning with Programming before coffee

> Tiny progress is still progress.

That line sounds cheesy, but it got me through the part where tools stopped feeling new.

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 recipe for a while.

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

> Tiny progress is still progress.

That line sounds cheesy, but it got me through the part where learning stopped feeling new.

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Brave Runner · 3 likes

Fair point, but I had the opposite experience. The low-effort version is probably the keeper.

Tiny Mango · 2 likes

I would love a follow-up example.

Diego García · 0 likes

Appreciate the nuance.

Amelia Hughes · 1 likes

I am curious what changed your mind.