Programming · by Luciana Vargas · 2026-09-27
Quick poll for people who love java
my current rule is simple: if it takes less than 9 minutes to prepare I am much more likely to keep doing it.
I tried this in Lisbon with a friend and we both noticed the same thing: the social part mattered more than the perfect plan.
My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 8 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it
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Kabir Khan · 37 likes
Surprised more people aren't choosing I need more context. It seems like the practical answer. My friend tried it in Cairo and had the opposite result
Nicolás Díaz · 7 likes
Did anyone else read this and immediately make a tiny checklist? The Berlin example makes it feel concrete. I would love to see the benchmark numbers
Cozy Mango · 5 likes
I picked Not for me mostly because it feels easiest to live with. Honestly, the simplest version wins for me
Luciana Vargas · 4 likes
I picked Not for me, mostly because it feels easiest to live with. I would write it down before changing anything else
Quiet Fern · 3 likes
I picked I need more context, mostly becuase it feels easiest to live with. I would test it for 8 days before deciding
Grace Parker · 3 likes
I picked Not for me, mostly becuase it feels easiest to live with. It sounds small, but the conversation matters
Sara Ahmed · 2 likes
This has cozy competence written all over it. I care less about the perfect answer and more about repeatability
Zeynep Demir · 2 likes
Totally agree, especially for beginners
Rohan Mehta · 2 likes
@sara-57 Same here. It took me too long to learn
Ananya Rao · 2 likes
I picked Yes, definitely, mostly because it feels easiest to live with. My only addition is to make the first step visible
Kabir Khan · 2 likes
Surprised more people aren't choosing Yes, definitely. It seems like the practical answer. It sounds small, but the prototype matters
Iryna Melnyk · 0 likes
Small caveat: context changes the answer a lot
Tomás Gómez · 2 likes
Surprised more people aren't choosing I need more context. It seems like the practical answer. My friend tried it in Cairo and had the opposite result
Minji Kim · 2 likes
Surprised more people aren't choosing Not for me. It seems like the practical answer. This pairs weirdly well with sourdough
Sanne de Vries · 1 likes
Not wrong, but I think this underestimates how different people's constraints are. The Toronto example makes it feel concrete
Ananya Rao · 1 likes
surprised more people aren't choosing Yes definitely. It seems like the practical answer. The low-effort version is probly the keeper
Grace Parker · 1 likes
Surprised more people aren't choosing I need more context. It seems like the practical answer. I used to overcomplicate this constantly
Noé Petit · 1 likes
This is adorable and oddly motivating. This would have saved me a lot of trial and error
Brave Panda · 0 likes
Surprised more people aren't choosing Yes, definitely. It seems like the practical answer. The 9-minute rule is underrated
Élodie Favre · 0 likes
Yes definitely got my vote. The other choices are good, but this one fits my week. The social part surprised me too
Elsa Andersson · 0 likes
I picked Yes, definitely, mostly because it feels easiest to live with. That is where the boring checklist helps