Funny · by Tiago Costa · 2026-10-08

Notes from a very normal weekend with Funny with a gentle constraint

Part of me wanted teh fancy version with all teh tools. The better version was boring: one notebook, one reminder, and a willingness to be clumsy with teh recipe for a while.

I know this is a tiny sample size, but after 5 attempts teh pattern is pretty clear. When I keep teh setup simple, I actualy follow through.

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

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Nusrat Akter · 13 likes

I agree with the goal and disagree with the method. The Warsaw example makes it feel concrete

Ngozi Bello · 1 likes

adding this to my notes

Camille Dubois · 3 likes

I appreciate the honest middle stage, not just the polished ending. The low-effort version is probly the keeper

Antonia Silva · 5 likes

Small caveat: context changes the answer a lot

Maya Williams · 1 likes

Thanks that actually helped

Paper River · 1 likes

Now I want a spreadsheet

Maya Williams · 1 likes

I like the idea, but the setup probly matters a lot. I used to overcomplicate this constantly

Rohan Mehta · 0 likes

that would annoy me more than it helped. I would write it down before changing anything else. Small progress still counts