Old Streets: Enter From a Side Gate When Possible

Main gates are elbow funnels.

Field notes on Old Streets — messy, usable, long enough to act on.

Check a side entrance; exit before peak selfie hour.

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.