Curious · by Khalid Al Zahrani · 2026-10-13

A tiny story about pasta, Berlin and timing that actually stuck

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

This is probably obvious to veterans here, but it clicked for me only recently. evidence got easier when I stopped treating every attempt like a final exam.

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 explainers stopped feeling new

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Noah Campbell · 12 likes

Wonderful detail. It makes the whole thing feel real. This would have saved me a lot of trial and error

Inês Ferreira · 0 likes

could be regional too

Haruto Sato · 8 likes

There is probably a middle ground here. The Jakarta example makes it feel concrete

Pixel Marauder · 5 likes

That last line is excellent. My friend tried it in Dublin and had the opposite result

Piotr Zieliński · 3 likes

can you share what you tried before this? I would test it for 4 days before deciding

Pixel Marauder · 2 likes

this is adorable and oddly motivating. Honestly, the simplest version wins for me

Rapid Runner · 9 likes

helpful correction

Rohan Mehta · 0 likes

adding this to my notes

Avery Johnson · 0 likes

You just saved me a bad purchase

Luca Bianchi · 2 likes

anecdotally, this tracks with what I have seen. I would test it for 2 days before deciding. I appreciate when people separate evidence from speculation