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- Simplify flatten_vault API to return usize instead of MigrationResult struct - Add KEEP_FOLDERS: attachments/ and _themes/ alongside type/, config/, theme/ - Use HashSet for collision tracking in unique_filename - Update wikilinks from path-based [[folder/slug]] to title-based [[slug]] - Clean up empty directories after flattening - Flatten demo-vault-v2: move all notes from type-based subfolders to root - Update smoke tests for flat vault structure - Remove migrate_to_flat_vault from repair_vault (one-time migration only) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Cooking
Cooking covers Italian home cooking, meal preparation, and the ongoing experiment of making good food efficiently. It spans traditional recipes, weeknight shortcuts, and the occasional ambitious weekend project — always with an emphasis on fresh ingredients, simplicity, and the quiet satisfaction of feeding yourself and others well.
Why this matters
Cooking is one of the few activities that is genuinely restorative after a day of knowledge work. It engages the hands and senses in a way that writing and coding do not, and it forces presence — you cannot think about newsletter metrics while searing a steak. It also connects directly to topic-nutrition, since controlling what goes into meals is the most reliable lever for eating well as an endurance athlete. Beyond the personal benefits, the discipline of following a recipe precisely or improvising with constraints is a surprisingly good analogy for creative work.
Key resources
- Marcella Hazan's "Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking" — the definitive reference for Italian home cooking
- Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat — foundational principles that make improvisation possible
- Serious Eats (J. Kenji Lopez-Alt) — the best resource for technique-driven home cooking
- Italia Squisita (YouTube) — Italian chefs explaining traditional recipes with precision
- topic-nutrition — the complementary topic on how food choices affect training and cognitive performance
Notes
- The best weeknight meals have five or fewer ingredients and take under 30 minutes — complexity is not the same as quality
- Meal prep on Sunday saves decision energy during the week, but it works only when the recipes are things you actually want to eat on Thursday
- Italian cooking at its best is an exercise in restraint: good ingredients, minimal interference, and respect for the technique
- Cooking for others is an underrated form of generosity and connection — it builds relationships in a way that a dinner reservation does not
- The overlap between cooking and engineering is real: both involve managing heat, timing, and dependencies in sequence