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On a rainy Saturday in Montreal, I sat alone with my thoughts—until I realized they weren’t me. I call them Becky, and she never stops talking.

To do nothing – Shilin typing To do nothing 05 Apr, 2025 It's Saturday, and it's raining in Montreal. My roommates are out, and I am sitting by myself in a big empty house, looking for my next hit of dopamine. My work is quiet. Customers don't report bugs. There are no features in development. I'm not working on any side projects. I just had my breakfast, and I won't have to worry about food for the next three hours. My apartment is clean, so I don't need to vacuum or mop. My laundry is done. I have nowhere to go and nothing to do. And yet, I failed at doing nothing—I started writing this post

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