Our journal of trip planning, group dynamics, and the small operational tragedies of travelling together. Long reads, honest opinions, occasional research.
There is one in every group. Here's why they appear by default — and what changes when the planning load is shared by design instead of by accident.
Eight months of data, four distinct failure modes, and one surprising finding about how long groups actually take to commit.
A very short paper on cognitive overhead, the paradox of choice, and the surprising power of a forced ranking.
A small data study on when groups actually commit, and why mid-week is the new weekend for planning.
An unserious piece about a serious thing: how to handle the one friend who always adds cocktails at the end.
Field & Notes is for the planning friend, the trip-fixer, the one who’s already opened seventeen tabs. The app is for when you’re ready to put the trip on rails.