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Anime · by Avery Johnson · 2026-10-13

Which advice about discussion did you eventually ignore with limited time?

I had a disappointing first try, a surprisingly good second try, and then a third attempt that taught me humility. So, naturally, I now have opinions.

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

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Thandi Mokoena · 9 likes

My practical advice is to make the next step tiny enough that you can do it today. Momentum usually answers half the question. I used to overcomplicate this constantly

Priya Nair · 4 likes

my practical advice is to make the next step tiny enough that you can do it today. Momentum usually answers half the question. I would write it down before changing anything else

Paper Mango · 3 likes

I would ask what outcome you want in two weeks, not in some ideal future. That makes the choice much clearer. The the train station detail changes the whole answer

Alma Nilsson · 0 likes

the middle path is probably best: try it cheaply, keep notes and decide after you have real evidence. I learned that one the expensive way

Ren Suzuki · 0 likes

I had the same reaction to expensive

Léa Bernard · 0 likes

I would ask what outcome you want in two weeks, not in some ideal future. That makes the choice much clearer. The low-effort version is probably the keeper