Shared Flats Need Written House Rules in Week One

Assumptions create resentment.

Field notes on Shared Flats Need Written House Rules in Week One — messy, usable, long enough to act on.

Write cleaning, guests, and quiet hours; sign or acknowledge in chat.

1. Observe once at the hour you'd actually use it.
2. Write the Chinese name the same day.
3. Keep proof for money steps.
4. Build a backup before you need it.
5. Revisit after thirty ordinary days.

Myth worth dropping

"More research always means a better decision." Sometimes it means avoidance. Decide, date it, revise later.

Defaults beat novelty. Near beats famous. Dated notes beat memory.

Protect your Tuesday-night self — that's who lives with the plan.