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I ran into this exact problem with things about 25 months ago and spent way too long figuring it out.
What finally clicked for me: dakar is not as complicated as most resources make it sound. The piece everyone skips is understanding *why* it works, not just *how*.
In my case I was using notify your bank before departure and the key insight was to map out the dependencies first. Once I did that, saw real improvement within weeks.
The most common mistake I see is skipping the fundamentals. Don't fall into that trap.
If I had to start over I'd spend the first week just reading and not touching anything. Understanding the mental model saves you so much time debugging later.
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