My integrative theme of the last 3–4 years: structured pleasure.

Buddhism, travel, raves, writing—different technologies, same aim: desire without collapse.

#TravelAsNonMethod

Weathered sign on a stone wall reads ‘DO NOT STOP / KEEP GOING SLOWLY.’

Wide Himalayan valley with snow-covered ridges under a clear blue sky

Snowy mountain face in cold blue light against a clear sky

Narrow metal suspension bridge with prayer flags leading toward a rocky cliff

I’m getting older and less tolerant of repeated behavior.
1 time = coincidence, 2 = pattern, 3 = rule.
No wonder this sociologist escapes to the mountains: fewer people, fewer rules.

#TravelAsNonMethod

4 rules for staying alive (field-tested on the road, over many years):

1. Shape your environment.
2. Keep rules minimal and repeatable.
3. Protect sovereignty.
4. Ship something real. (Tangible + emotionally true.)

#Top3 #Asana #ShippingList #TravelAsNonMethod #RaveAsMethod

Kathmandu, as always. Bouda, masala chai, light chaos.
Sensory overwhelmed, delighted, dazed—and not confused.

#TravelAsNonMethod

This’s why affect explains “why travel” and “why rave” best.

#TravelAsNonMethod isn’t really about places—it’s about state transitions.
#RaveAsMethod isn’t really about music—it’s about collective modulation: how a crowd, a rhythm, and a temporary village reorganise attention, belonging, aliveness.

this year (the first one was spring 2025, I reckon) + a few meta-chapters.
Basically, a productivity diary disguised as a travel/wellness report, coming out on a platform where I’ve had a loyal audience of a few hundred readers for over a decade.
#TravelAsNonMethod