Monthly Commute Audit for Chengdu Residents

Hey — a longer note on Monthly Commute Audit for Chengdu Residents, as if you were moving onto my street next month.

Don't optimize this like a spreadsheet in week one. Get a workable version first. Polish after you've seen your real overtime pattern.

My blunt tip: One transfer max is a lifestyle choice.

Also: Test the commute on a real Wednesday.

Please don't keep falling into Sunday-only commute tests. I've watched that one burn weekends and goodwill.

When you're here, you'll notice a compound gate Didi pin. Let that be your reminder this is a living city, not a packing list.

If you only do three things

• Decide a default you can repeat tired
• Write the Chinese names / pins / chats somewhere searchable
• Revisit in thirty days — not every evening

Copying someone else's routine from a different district and different job is how people waste their first quarter.

If a plan only works when you're energetic and the sky is perfect, it isn't a plan. It's a mood.

If it only works when you're energetic and the weather is perfect, it doesn't work.

Write me (or anyone further along) after you've tried one real version. Adjustments are easier with scars than with theory.

— someone a few mistakes ahead