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Today I Learned · by Hugo Sánchez · 2026-10-09

A surprisingly useful lesson from a tiny balcony for absolute beginners

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

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

My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 10 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it.

Context: I am not an expert, just someone trying to make Today I Learned feel less intimidating. I wrote down what worked, what felt awkward, and what I would do differently next time

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Jiho Lee · 27 likes

What happened after the first week? Did it stay easy? I keep a note about culture for this reason.

Piotr Zieliński · 1 likes

Thanks that actually helped

Quiet Atlas · 4 likes

that last line is excellent. The low-effort version is probly the keeper

Noé Petit · 0 likes

Glad you shared it; small wins count. I used to overcomplicate this constantly