{"id":45114,"date":"2025-11-16T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=45114"},"modified":"2025-11-13T16:59:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T23:59:11","slug":"colors-of-asia-book-sv-compression-bags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/colors-of-asia-book-sv-compression-bags\/","title":{"rendered":"Colors of Asia \/ book.sv \/ Compression bags"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Colors of Asia<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I am releasing my brand new book: Colors of Asia<\/em>. In it I present some of my favorite scenes from Asia, but instead of being arranged geographically, they are entirely arranged by color\u2014a whimsical way of paying attention. Out of the dozen books I\u2019ve made, I had the most fun making Colors of Asia<\/em>. It was a blast to put together, and it made me smile the whole way. The book is exuberant, unique, life-affirming, exploding with color and strangeness\u2014and special for me, it is short (144-pages) and portable (standard hardcover size). Colors of Asia<\/em> covers the same territory as Vanishing Asia<\/em>, but with a much lighter touch, and a much more affordable price. This is the book for travel enthusiasts, photography lovers, designers seeking inspiration, and anyone interested in Asian styles. I am not trying to maximize the possible profit for this book; Instead, I am trying to serve my 1,000 true fans. So I am limiting the production run to only 1,000 copies. Once they are gone, it\u2019s gone. I have set up a small-time shop on Shopify to distribute Colors of Asia<\/a><\/em> ($35)<\/a>. Pre-order now, and the hardcover, ink-on-paper books will be shipped starting early December. Sadly we can only send books to US addresses. More about the book here<\/a>. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Space-saving bags for travel<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I think I can retire my packing cubes\u2014recently, I fit two weeks\u2019 worth of clothing into a carry-on using just four of these compression bags.<\/a> No vacuum or pump needed: just roll to compress and shrink your clothes. I even had enough room to bring back gifts from my trip. The 10-pack set includes three different sizes, is reusable, and costs only $10. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recommended reading<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

book.sv,<\/a> is a free book recommendation engine built by scraping 43 million Goodreads users. I entered about ten favorite books, and the results impressed me. It surfaced other books I\u2019ve read and loved, validating its taste-matching algorithm. More exciting were the new titles it suggested: intriguing picks I hadn\u2019t encountered before (like Black Wings Has My Angel<\/a><\/em> by Elliott Chaze). Unlike Goodreads\u2019 algorithm, this feels like getting suggestions from someone who actually understands my reading taste. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essential apps for China<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I just returned from another intense two weeks of travel in China so I\u2019ve put together a document with all the most essential apps I needed there; I wished someone had told me about them before I left. I encourage everyone to visit China now that it is moving so fast, but you need a different set of apps to get around. Here are my 9 essential apps for independent travel in China<\/a>. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Radical acceptance for daily annoyances<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When small things go wrong\u2014spilled coffee, traffic jams, stubbed toes\u2014we often think \u201cthis shouldn\u2019t be happening!\u201d Psychologist Patricia Zurita Ona suggests a better way<\/a>, based on a therapy method called ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy) that separates unavoidable pain (the actual problem) from avoidable pain (getting upset about it). Her three-step approach: Notice what you\u2019re feeling in your body (tight stomach, racing heart). Name it: \u201cI\u2019m frustrated.\u201d Ask yourself: \u201cWill my reaction serve me later on or help me live the way I want to live?\u201d This isn\u2019t about liking what happened \u2014 just not making it worse by fighting reality. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prompt to translate menus<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m one of those people who loves to look up the menu before arriving at a restaurant, but I often get confused by menus full of complex food jargon. Now, I use AI to translate them for me. My go-to prompt: \u201cTranslate this menu into simple, everyday language and describe the taste and flavors of each dish.<\/em>\u201d This has even helped me become more adventurous and order dishes I\u2019d normally avoid. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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