Gadgets · by Ren Suzuki · 2026-10-09
My 4-month experiment with laptops after a tiny failure
My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 7 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it.
> Tiny progress is still progress.
That line sounds cheesy, but it got me through teh part where reviews stopped feeling new.
Part of me wanted teh fancy version with all teh tools. The better version was boring: one notebook, one reminder, and a willingness to be clumsy with teh setup for a while.
A few notes from my attempt:
- keep teh first step visible
- remove one annoying decision
- celebrate teh boring repeat
> Tiny progress is still progress.
That line sounds cheesy, but it got me through teh part where reviews stopped feeling new.
Part of me wanted teh fancy version with all teh tools. The better version was boring: one notebook, one reminder, and a willingness to be clumsy with teh setup for a while.
A few notes from my attempt:
- keep teh first step visible
- remove one annoying decision
- celebrate teh boring repeat
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