scridles blog
All notes from the life lab.
Browse China life, travel, finds, tools, essays, creative work, values, learning, and attention systems without making the header carry every category.
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New broader topics now sit beside the older notes so the blog feels like a whole life, not a narrow identity page.
Life in ChinaLife in China Is Part of the Life Lab
The streets, routines, shops, and daily scenes belong on Scridles too.
Finds & ThingsThings I Buy, Try, and Actually Notice
A place for purchases, market finds, gadgets, samples, and experiments with stuff.
New ExperiencesNew Experiences Count Even When They Stay Small
Trying something once still counts. Curiosity does not have to become an identity.
Attention & SystemsRails that help me return
A system should support the life instead of replacing it.
Creative WorkArt for noticing what I feel
Creative work as a way to pay attention.
Music & InspirationMusic as a focus rail
How sound can hold a day without becoming a productivity costume.
YiwuYiwu Market Walks and Small Finds
Market notes, sample comparisons, street-level observations, and objects that ask better questions.
Buying & TryingWhat Is Worth Trying
Products, tools, samples, small upgrades, regrets, and the rules before another object enters life.
Camera WalksHow I Remember a Place
Walking slowly, watching light, catching details, and letting places become notes.
Desk LabWhere Tools Become Notes
Cables, apps, notebooks, devices, workflows, and small rails tested against real life.
Creative ShelfMusic, Art, and Thought
Sound, images, essays, and creative work as a way to make invisible parts visible.
ValuesThe Quiet Base Layer
Faith, family, values, presence, and the reasons the experiments matter.
LearningLearning Without Performing It
Study notes, unfinished thoughts, useful questions, and honest learning in public.
Small ProofsKeeping the Thread
Notes, receipts, photos, drafts, and evidence that life is moving.
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Life in ChinaThe everyday backdrop
Street notes, Yiwu context, groceries, language moments, routines, and small scenes from life around China.
Travel & PlacesPlaces that change the angle
Trains, markets, neighborhoods, camera walks, and the details that stay after moving around.
Finds & ThingsThings I buy and try
Objects, tools, samples, gadgets, stationery, small upgrades, and what they actually change.
ExperimentsTools, systems, and tests
Desk experiments, attention rails, tools, and the systems that support life without becoming the whole identity.
Creative WorkMusic, art, camera, notes
The creative shelf: music, art, images, essays, inspiration, and ways to notice what is happening inside.
ValuesFaith, family, and what matters
The quieter base layer: presence, values, family, faith, learning, and what deserves attention.