Your point about the messiest page hiding the good idea is spot on. I've always wondered if the blank space around the mess is what lets our brains spot it later. It gives your eyes a place to rest and your mind a chance to wander off the clutter. That wandering is where the real connections happen, not when you're forced to focus on every detail squeezed together. Tight layouts kill that natural drift of thought because there's no room for your attention to bounce around. So the blank space isn't just empty, it's actively helping you think by creating gaps for ideas to form.

When you say "after hours," a lot of taco spots are card-only all the time now, not just late. I just always have a credit card on me... stuck in the back of my phone case. It's frustrating, but a quick google search before leaving home shows if they're cashless. That habit keeps my late-night runs from getting ruined.

That brush still in the can tells a story. What part of the job made you throw in the towel?

I mean, I used to swear by goji berries, but beans and oats are just as good, huh?