It started, as these things often do, with a book.
Not a new book, exactly—just new to me. One of those titles that practically taps you on the shoulder from across the digital aisle:
13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do.****
Catchy, right?
Enough to make me hover over the “Buy Now” button for a moment.
But then I pictured it—the sorting facility, the barcode scanner, the box making its journey across three states and four highways just so I could sit in a café and feel slightly more emotionally fortified. And I thought: maybe not.**
So I let the AI do the lifting.
In a few minutes, I had a clean, thoughtful summary. A clickable mind map. A podcast voiced by two eerily calm digital humans, swapping insights over a topic they technically can’t feel.
And honestly?
It was enough.
I didn’t burn any fuel. I didn’t wait three days. I didn’t add another object to the great domestic archive of unread personal development literature.
I got what I came for. And then I lingered.
Because sometimes strength isn’t about doing more.
Sometimes it’s about knowing when not to.
And loitering with a latte, apparently, still makes the cut.
Here’s some clickable stuff:
Oh, and speaking of loitering:
