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Pets · by Luca Bianchi · 2026-09-30

The practical joy of doing the practice run badly at first with a chaotic constraint

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

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Mariam Al Mansoori · 10 likes

The context helps. Without it I would have assumed the opposite. The winter version is even more interesting

Sleepy Comet · 9 likes

I wish more posts had this much context. I care less about the perfect answer and more about repeatability

Diego García · 6 likes

The chaotic angle is what sold me. I used to overcomplicate this constantly. Small progress still counts

Camila Soto · 10 likes

That is the part people skip

Zeynep Demir · 1 likes

@camila-51 That is a good boundary

Luca Bianchi · 0 likes

Beautifully concise

Kabir Khan · 3 likes

I had teh same reaction to beautifully

Elsa Andersson · 6 likes

this feels like advice from a patient friend. The 9-minute rule is underrated

Benjamín Rojas · 4 likes

This is the kind of useful internet I still show up for. A little friction removed goes a long way

Grace Parker · 2 likes

that is a surprisingly elegant way to frame it. The Cape Town example makes it feel concrete

Ngozi Bello · 3 likes

I am stealing that phrase

Bianca Santos · 4 likes

Can you expand on that a bit?

Brian Otieno · 2 likes

I laughed, but you are not wrong

Thandi Mokoena · 2 likes

I am saving this for the next time I overthink chaotic. The 3-minute rule is underrated. The follow-through matters more then the perfect plan

Minji Kim · 2 likes

I am saving this for teh next time I overthink constraint. That is teh kind of detail beginners miss

Ngozi Bello · 1 likes

I would not call it wrong, just incomplete. The awkward constraint is probably teh real story. I needed this reminder today

Mango Sparrow · 1 likes

Anecdotally, this tracks with what I have seen. This is more useful on a tired weekend then on a perfect day

Pixel Marauder · 1 likes

That sounds great until you add children/pets/deadlines

Luca Bianchi · 0 likes

Exactly; the hidden cost is energy

Miguel Santos · 1 likes

agree completely. The simple version is underrated. I would write it down before changing anything else

Sophie Gagnon · 1 likes

Maybe, but the tradeoff seems bigger than the post suggests. For me it came down to the first draft. This is kinder advice than most of the internet manages