Chunxi Alleys for Sitting, Main Street for Passing

Main streets are transit, not rest.

Field notes on Chunxi Alleys for Sitting, Main Street for Passing — messy, usable, long enough to act on.

One alley cafe; ninety-minute cap.

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.

Touring your own city works when you leave room to be bored.

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