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Jack Li
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What we carry quietly
Telling someone is how pain gets processed, and it costs more than most people can pay. The two halves of that transaction can be separated.
6 min read · Essay
2025.10
Building Wayfeel solo with Claude Code
One founder, one laptop, one thesis — and where the tools actually help.
4 min read · Essay
2025.07
The third space was emotional infrastructure
The pandemic didn’t just close our coffee shops and bars. It removed the buffer zone where we processed being alive.
5 min read · Essay
2025.05
Why don't we design spaces to cry?
The thesis question, restated for anyone who has ever needed a room and not found one.
6 min read · Essay
2023.05
Emoequilibrium
A term I coined during my thesis. Emotions behave like chemical equilibrium, and crying is the reaction that brings us back to center.
4 min read · Essay