Teahouse Earliest Seat Beats Weekend Theater

Noon arrivals inherit noise and no kettle attention.

Field notes on Teahouse Earliest Seat Beats Weekend Theater — messy, usable, long enough to act on.

Arrive at open; one pot; ninety-minute soft 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.