Pin the Building Door, Not the Compound Gate

Gate pins invent ten-minute hunts.

Field notes on Pin the Building Door, Not the Compound Gate — messy, usable, long enough to act on.

Door pin; message the plate; step out when it matches.

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.