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Baking · by Quiet Otter · 2026-10-08

My seven-minute sourdough habit

I've noticed I'm much more likely to stick with it if it takes less than seven minutes to prepare.

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Tiago Costa · 14 likes

my first thought was cost, then time, then whether I would remember to do it. I would test it for 4 days before deciding

Noah Johansson · 2 likes

Small caveat: context changes the answer a lot

Sara Ahmed · 6 likes

Good reminder that boring can be good. I learned that one the expensive way.

Sara Ahmed · 1 likes

I would pin this if I could

Miguel Santos · 5 likes

Good reminder that boring can be good. I care less about the perfect answer and more about repeatability

Ethan Brooks · 6 likes

Exactly; the hidden cost is energy

Noé Petit · 4 likes

I've had a similar experience, but consistency was harder for me than motivation. I used to overcomplicate this constantly.

Sara Ahmed · 5 likes

Consistency was the part that stood out to me too.

Gentle Atlas · 2 likes

A boring checklist helps. The simple version is usually the one people actually repeat.

Jonas Schneider · 2 likes

I'm curious how you'll feel about bread next month.

Isha Menon · 0 likes

Amazing how much difference one small change can make.