🎉 You Cracked it! Or… maybe not.

July 9, 2025

Which of these is not an actual method people use to “hack” their mood while traveling?

A) Booking flights with intentionally long layovers to feel more adventurous

B) Staying in hostels just to eavesdrop on other people’s life crises

C) Using specific colors in their wardrobe to influence how locals treat them

D) Hiring Seth Rogen to follow them around narrating their vibe in real time

But if you can pull it off, I want a cut of the documentary rights!

The rest? Totally real. Some travelers love booking extra-long layovers on purpose — it’s called layover tourism, and it’s like squeezing a bonus city into your itinerary for the price of airport coffee.

Hostels? Basically group therapy with bunk beds. Eavesdropping on strangers’ breakdowns in the common room is half the charm.

The wardrobe thing? Also legit. Backpackers tweak their colors to blend in or stand out, depending on how much local attention (or alone time) they crave. White and blue in Greece, muted earth tones in conservative spots — your vibe, coded in fabric.

🇨🇦 Bonus: the classic Canadian flag patch — the world’s politest camouflage. Plenty of Americans slap it on when they’d rather dodge side-eyes abroad.

July 2nd, 2025

Answer:

This week’s brain snack: A) A Buddhist monastery in Thailand

Turns out the monks mastered Deep Work centuries before Slack and TikTok started melting your brain. No phone. No Wi-Fi. No dopamine slot machine in your pocket. Just you, your breath, and your excuses.

One example: Wat Suan Mokkh in southern Thailand hosts 10-day silent retreats every month. No talking, no reading, no writing, no sugar. Wake up at 4 AM. Meditate. Sweep the forest floor. Repeat. If that doesn’t sharpen your mind, nothing will.

🕵️‍♂️ New week. New trivia. Same mischief.

Every week I drop a new curveball to test if you’re paying attention or just clicking like a caffeinated squirrel.

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Nomads don’t hoard brain snacks.

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TRIVIA ARCHIVE

JULY 2, 2025

Which of these places was specifically designed to keep people focused for weeks at a time?

A) A Buddhist monastery in Thailand

B) A 19th-century writer’s retreat in Scotland

C) A sensory deprivation tank in Portland

D) Seth Rogen’s mind, which is technically just a giant hotbox