My Concepts

The discomfort of walking next to a stranger who is keeping pace with you, after merging routes (often after a stranger exits a shop or is walking a dog).

The experience of going through a process where one is made to feel as though it’s new or unexpected, despite it being obviously routine.

The phenomenon of mutual friends meeting based on their friendship to the original "connector" friend, and then over time the two new friends developing a friendship not dependent on the original friend, and can be both seen as positive or exclusionary, depending on context.

The attentional ability for individuals in a mass-transit environment to navigate a crowd and not impede others’ navigation, such as by stopping suddenly, being distracted by a phone, or zig-zag walking.

The tendency to show places as a wider audience might expect to see them, skewing towards stereotype and cliché, as opposed to a more honest, modern, or nuanced showing. This is most often demonstrated in films and television.

Describes the mental effort and energy required to process and cope with the various stressors and demands of daily life, and how this can lead to decision fatigue and burnout.

The observation that we handle life's large disruptions ("boulders") with resolve, but let small annoyances ("pebbles") accumulate unnoticed. Mindfully attending to the small rocks builds the resilience we reserve for the big ones.