Books · by Jasmine Cruz · 2026-09-28

A beginner mistake I am weirdly glad I made in Lagos

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

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

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Valeria Flores · 10 likes

Helpful and not preachy, which is rare. I would write it down before changing anything else

Rizky Pratama · 6 likes

I am cheering for this update. The 6-minute rule is underrated

Avery Johnson · 3 likes

That made the concept click

Quiet Fern · 0 likes

Kind of wild how often concept is the whole issue

Curious Marauder · 1 likes

Honestly great taste. My only addition is to make the first step visible

Jasmine Cruz · 2 likes

I like this more then the top-level advice

Avery Johnson · 2 likes

adding this to my notes

Faisal Al Saud · 1 likes

Honestly, great taste. This would have saved me a lot of trial and error

Quiet Atlas · 1 likes

Anecdotally, this tracks with what I have seen

Aoi Ito · 0 likes

I would push back gently on the made part. This pairs weirdly well with ramen