Sichuan Cooking Class Diary (I Cried Over Chili)

A practical pass through Sichuan Cooking Class Diary (I Cried Over Chili) — after-work energy only, but thorough enough to use.

Workplace phrases beat chapter fourteen pride.

Do this in order

1. Write your real constraint (money, time, kids, legal status, spice, noise).
2. Shortlist two options near your actual life, not the city-center fantasy.
3. Test one on a normal weekday while trialing two tutors.
4. Save Chinese names, pins, and chat promises where half-asleep-you can find them.
5. Leave a backup that isn't wishful thinking.
6. Stop tinkering for thirty days unless something breaks.

Watch for

The classic trap: HSK cramming with zero sleep.

On a regular Chengdu afternoon — a half-finished workbook — fancy plans fall apart. Design for that version of you.

Save screenshots and chat records for anything involving money, housing, or legal status. Boredom is a strategy.

When in doubt, choose the option closer to home. Travel friction compounds quietly.

Sleep is a study tool.

Protect your Tuesday-night self. That's who has to live with the plan.