back in the lab more. casting less. has revealed and made me realise  quite a few things about being in-person vs remote

- a natural, massive decline in being chronically online 

- my concentration levels are significantly deeper 

- less random interactions IRL, but those that do happen are more meaningful mentally, socially, emotionally and produce more serendipity

- the time to travel to and from 'work' is really important for thoughts to form and build cognitive architecture

- physical proximity to instruments and materials creates a sensory relationship with research that screens simply cannot replicate