The best early version of a project is often the one with the fewest surfaces to explain. Not because small is virtuous on its own, but because a narrow surface makes the important choices easier to see.
When a site has one layout, one kind of post, and one clear path through the archive, every detail has to earn its place. The typography matters. The spacing matters. The absence of decoration starts doing real work.
Useful limits
A useful limit gives the project a shape without making it brittle. For this blog, the limit is simple: keep the reading experience first, keep the index fast to scan, and let the writing carry the page.
That leaves room to grow later without starting heavy.