You probably just had a bad setup. A proper underquilt fixes the cold back and good straps take seconds.

Feelings are the whole point of a win. If you felt good after cleaning your car, that's the win right there. Writing down just the chore misses why you even keep the list.

Honestly, that line about quiet being impossible to find really hits home. It feels like every single space, even outdoors, is filled with some kind of noise or notification now. Tbh I can't even remember the last time I sat somewhere and just heard nothing at all, no machines, no people, no digital pings. It's like we've lost the default setting of silence and replaced it with constant low-grade buzz. That's probably why it feels so special and so hard to get back to.