Cities · by Irene López · 2026-10-09
A small lesson from paying attention to cities
108 sparks · 43 comments
Cities · by Irene López · 2026-10-09
108 sparks · 43 comments
Rizky Pratama · 62 likes
The kindness in this post is lovely. I learned that one the expensive way
Minh Nguyen · 2 likes
Appreciate the nuance
Quiet Rider · 3 likes
That made the concept click
Cozy Rider · 3 likes
adding this to my notes
Noah Miller · 1 likes
could be regional too
Sleepy Runner · 13 likes
Big fan of this approach.
Nusrat Akter · 10 likes
I’m saving this for the next time I overthink it.
Urban Otter · 9 likes
I’m saving this for the next time I overthink it.
Rohan Mehta · 8 likes
Love the tiny-experiment energy.
Tomás Gómez · 3 likes
Same here. It took me too long to learn
Irene López · 2 likes
I had the same reaction to the small step.
Isha Menon · 0 likes
You just saved me a bad purchase
Irene López · 1 likes
could be regional too
Arif Hasan · 1 likes
Exactly; the hidden cost is energy
Noah Johansson · 7 likes
This is adorable and oddly motivating.
Ren Suzuki · 1 likes
Beautifully concise
Elif Yılmaz · 0 likes
Small caveat: context changes the answer a lot
Bilal Raza · 3 likes
This is the kind of disagreement I like
Lucas Dubois · 2 likes
Exactly; the hidden cost is energy
Lotte Jansen · 1 likes
short answer: yes. Long answer: also yes
Irene López · 1 likes
Kind of wild how often caveat is the whole issue
Mateo Cruz · 0 likes
This is the kind of disagreement I like
Cedar Otter · 6 likes
I wonder how much of this depends on timing
Finn Brown · 5 likes
I would push back gently on the absolute part. It sounds small, but the route matters
Maya Williams · 7 likes
I like this more than the top-level advice.
Mango Otter · 4 likes
Glad you shared it; small wins count. The 4-minute rule is underrated
Noah Johansson · 1 likes
Anecdote beats theory here.
Ethan Brooks · 4 likes
I’m saving this for the next time I overthink it.
Ananya Rao · 4 likes
I think the bad version of this advice causes a lot of frustration.
Isha Menon · 3 likes
The boring logistics are always the hidden part.
Sanne de Vries · 3 likes
I do not have a strong take, but the social part surprised me too.
Piotr Zieliński · 3 likes
Can you share what you tried before this?
Achieng Njeri · 1 likes
Amazing how much difference one small change can make. That is the kind of detail beginners miss
Siti Lestari · 1 likes
I love this. It feels practical without pretending life is neat. My only addition is to make the first step visible
Midnight Runner · 1 likes
I think the bad version of this advice causes a lot of frustration.
Midnight Sparrow · 2 likes
This is the gentle version of my rant
Midnight Panda · 0 likes
This sounds sensible, though I’d need to test it myself.
Pixel Coder · 38 likes
This comment has main-character footnote energy
Pixel Coder · 1 likes
@curious_irene That is a much better way to say it
Pixel Coder · 0 likes
good clarification — I read it differently at first
Pixel Rider · 1 likes
Thanks for making it less intimidating
Minh Nguyen · 0 likes
I think bad versions of this advice cause a lot of frustration.
Sebastián Rojas · 0 likes
I like the idea, but the setup probably matters a lot.