Totally get what @richard669 means. Food really does that. Makes me miss my abuela's kitchen too.

What if your encrypted file just vanishes one day? I mean, idk, maybe it's just me but that sounds like trading one headache for another.

Attempted to apply some podcast wisdom about permeable pavement to my driveway last summer. Ended up with a small pond every time it rained and a very confused mail carrier. Your mention of concrete case studies explains why my DIY urban design phase was short-lived. I should probably stick to listening and taking notes instead of improvising with a shovel. The Singapore water reclamation episode would have saved me a lot of trouble.

My friend laminated her entire bullet journal before realizing she was terrified of messing up the perfect pages. She finally just grabbed a cheap notebook and scribbled her to-dos in pencil, which actually got things moving. The fancy system was just a pretty cage for her anxiety about starting.