I write a public entry every day, something inbetween a personal blog and a journal. Today I have trouble coming up with something to write. Please ask me a question adequate to answer in about 500 words for my daily entry.

ChatGPT 5:
Which place in the world has most shaped the way you see life, and why?

That's actually a very good question that I haven't thought about before. Considering I grew up in Mexico and that my mother is Mexican, I would say that out of the three possible answers (Canada, Mexico or Spain), Mexico would have the most influence on my culture. However, growing up in a country is a bit like trying to notice the quality of the air you are breathing, it's impossible to gauge without having experienced living in a different country, and the country that most offered contrast to my "Mexican culture" would be Canada. Spain, in many aspects, resembles the middle-upper class society of Mexico.

I was a bit puzzled (and at the same time could relate) to the Canadian way of being. A person whom I met recently put it succinctly: Canadians don't give a fuck about you, for the good and the bad. They are friendly yet kinda distant. They are almost fanatically multi-cultural. A large part of their identity is "not being like the US" yet they are so similar, like siblings who claim to be super different but it's obvious to the casual observer that they have a lot more in common than other nationalities.

Claude 4.5
What's a small, mundane routine or ritual in your daily life that you'd actually miss if it disappeared tomorrow—and why does it matter more than it might seem on the surface?

I'd say it's this act in itself, writing almost everyday (though it's been getting spotty). It's strange because I actually miss doing it, but when I'm sitting down to write lately, I write two paragraphs, see that it is irrelevant and boring, so I discard it. I shouldn't be too picky about what I publish. I think I've become more picky about what I publish as I feel read, whereas before I imagined I wrote into the void, so I didn't give much thought to what I published.

Other possible candidates for this question are yoga, but that I don't consider small or mundane. I guess, for other people writing every day wouldn't be small or mundane either, many of the best things we do we consider small or mundane, and it is precisely the lack of attachment what makes these activities special. Perhaps I ought to write for myself again, not caring about what others think about "writing into the void", this venue is for myself first. I don't care what you think, dear reader (I'm writing this to convince myself that's the case, of course).

Gemini
What is one recent, small shift in your routine, environment, or perspective that has had an unexpectedly large impact on your daily life, and how has this change rippled out to affect other parts of your day?

Well, something small that has a big effect is not masturbating. I can't even say it's good, it has upsides and downsides. On the good side there's a tremendous amount of energy, a restlessness which will pull me out of my routine and put me out there. When I'm satiated I'm more chill and accepting. But it gets to a point where it's unbearable, all I'm thinking about is sex sex sex, and I notice how it warps my thinking and my moral reasoning. In the end I see how little this reflects on my behavior, so I've started trusting horny me more and believing my thoughts less. It's interesting to inhabit both satisfaction and desire fully.

DeepSeek What is a piece of advice you once received that you initially dismissed, but later discovered was profoundly true? Walk me through the journey of your resistance, the event that changed your mind, and how you see it now.

Oh there's a thousand things my mother used to pester me about which I now consider true. Part of the problem is that my mother had good intentions but bad prescriptions, if I dismissed the prescription but listened to the intention I would have reaped a lot of benefits. Well, I am actually reaping the benefits now and I smile when I remember my mother used to tell me it all the time.

Take for example sugar. My mother wouldn't allow us candy, soda, or even have normal sugar at home. Growing up I greatly resented it. My mother likes to remind me one time she threw away all the candy I obtain by trick-or-treating in the neighborhood and when Mother's day came she asked for a hug and I said no, remember you threw away my candy? well, I'm taking away your hug and walked away.

Today I don't have sugar at home. I drink diet soda (though my mother would shreik "cancer!", let's see if I change my mind in the future), and whenever I eat cake or something very sweet I get tired of it very quickly.

There are many things which resound from memory that I now agree but I used to roll my eyes when my mother would advice me against... don't get involved with bad women, don't spend all your day on the computer, exercise it's good for you, call your dad more often, yadda yadda.

Grok:

What’s a small, seemingly insignificant moment from your day that left a surprising impact on you, and why do you think it stuck with you?

Yesterday I received a Couchsurfing request from a young woman who lives in Hungary to stay at my place for one night. She said she was arriving "near midnight". I asked for the precise time her flight or train arrived, and it turned out to be 11:30, she would be arriving home near 1am. I said no, I must work the next day and that's past my bedtime.

I don't normally overthink CS stays, but this one didn't settle once I said no. But after a couple of hours, having thought about it better, I wrote her again:

Hi Andjela, if you have not booked accommodation or found alternative host, I noticed an easy way to leave you the key outside and you could check yourself in. Let me know if this is convenient for you, and apologies for the back and forth, I’ve just thought about it better.

Why do I think it stuck with me? As of late I'm trying to see beyond yes or no, and somehow convert it into a yes and no. It's not between getting rest and hosting someone, it's "how do I rest and also host someone". I like these kind of choices, they feel like riddles to me.