Sunday Not Blue

A gentle reset, every other Sunday

#13 - Aug 10, 2025

Back to London

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Hey Reader, It’s been a week since I left Canada, but my body clock and my heart are still on Pacific time.

I’m back home now, sitting on my yoga mat with a hot cup of water, the last bit of summer sunset spilling through my London window. The playlist is “Granola vibes banjo Sunday evening”—banjo, crunchy, old-time, folksy, mountain—and it feels like the right soundtrack for a slow landing.

It’s been a long week, settling back into London after Canada. I’ve been pulling every detail out of my head, afraid that if I don’t write them down, the learnings, connections, and memories from Victoria will fade—as if they’d never happened.

A line from the song Photographs catches me: this is how we always remember, this is how we never forget. And I think of the tiny lessons I carried home:

– When you look for story, look for the tiniest moment.

– Being human and being kind is a competitive advantage.

– Don’t just ask for advice—ask for people’s stories, then find your own lesson in them.

– In the shower, close your eyes and recall your best memories. It’s like meditation, but memory mediation.

This afternoon, at Joe & the Juice, I overheard two strangers (post-doc researchers and AI founders I figured) talking in Chinese about AI image generation and felt that ripple of I’m surrounded by overachievers. Maybe the unsettledness since Canada isn’t just jet lag—it’s the fear of not catching these stories in time, of not turning experience into skill.

Or maybe I just need to give myself room.

Something warm to hold.

Space for the memories to unfold on their own, without me constantly comparing or racing to the next to-do list.

To enjoy the present, notice the finest moments, and remember: the best thing I can carry from IP3 is to stay curious, and stay open.

If you needed to hear that today, this is for you.

🌞 Not-Blue Moment

Victoria didn’t feel like stepping away from real life—it felt like stepping deeper into it. Evenings where the lake caught the last light like a sheet of silk. Rooftop air still warm from the day, conversations stretching from “what do you do?” into “what are you quietly building?”

Jason the magician hid $100, then cut a lemon open and took that exact same bill out. I feel like 8 again with the renewed childlike wonder. I kept meeting people who showed up curious, who asked better questions.

I stayed for another weekend in Toronto to ease out Canada and yet on the flight back, I realized those moments weren’t random; they were the rhythm of the place. Back in London, the tempo is faster, the edges sharper—but I can choose to keep some of that cadence: unhurried mornings, longer pauses, a reflex to invite rather than rush, a genuine smile.

✨ Spark to Carry Forward

Interesting People 3 (scroll down to P.S to read more) taught me that serendipity isn’t luck; it’s something you design for. The most electric moments—chance chats in coffee lines, meandering walks by the water, dinners that stretched—were framed by an intentional structure. That’s the lesson I’m bringing into this week: set the light scaffolding (one reach-out a day, one small gift, one thoughtful follow-up) and then let the in-between breathe.

Confidence comes less from waiting to feel ready, and more from keeping promises to yourself—so do the thing, make the ask, and trust the space you’ve created to meet you halfway.

💌 Gift for Your Pocket

Networking Agent, pocket edition—copy into Notes/Notion and use after any event:

What lit them up? (quote their words)

Tiny gift I can send (link, intro, resource)

Next nudge date (when + why)

Send one specific thank-you, book a purpose-led next chat, and schedule the nudge. Nothing fancy; consistency. Reply AGENT if you want the exact prompt

Bonus: Want to make your days more intentional? Here’s my A Cozy, Productive Day with ChatGPT prompt deck → View in Notion