I find it depends on your shoes - a super stiff sole with 2 bolt cleats is actually pretty decent, but as my shoes have aged I do get "hot spots" where the sole has become less stiff over time (cheapish Mavic shoes which now feel like comfy like slippers!)
The problem is that rich people have been fleeced by diamond sellers for so long that they over value the "story" of a diamond (IE, carbon forged into a diamond over millennia etc etc. as a symbol for love blah blah).
I don't think you need any photo tips - these all look amazing!
I'm living my fancy bike dreams vicariously through you... (Although I'm also obsessed with SPD pedals on all my bikes so I wouldn't even change those, except maybe for some minimal crank bros ones...)
If I write it, I usually remember it. I have project specific trackers which I'm forced to use for work (an ERP), and occasionally I'll use some spreadsheets for "complex" note taking, but at the end of every day I write what I need to do tomorrow (top tasks, at least), and add to it as I go.
I do that most days and most days I have a pretty good idea of what I need to do to keep things moving.
I mean I live in the UK so it's not a massive risk (part of why it's acceptable) but I have a farmer friend who almost lost a seasons worth of crop to a fire started by a fag end flicked from a car.
But yeah, smoking correlates with poor behaviour more broadly in various ways (in my experience). I feel like such a crank but I identify strongly with Costanza screaming "we live in a society" more than I'm comfortable with when I see people brazenly littering (esp. fag ends).
Even a cheap one - while not as nice as a park tool one - is a step up! Having your drivetrain at chest height makes working on gears a heck of a lot easier!
I miss the electric stands I had when I worked in a shop (for ebikes) but my regular bargain bin one keeps my joints happy!
My neighbour's douchebag boyfriend drops his cig butts all over the front of their (her) place.
I found one flicked onto my front windowsill literally this morning, on my doorstep nearly daily, and it turns out that he's been chucking them out of a window and they have been ending up in our shared guttering for months. This affects about 4-5 other houses as well.
Smoking is an inherently selfish act - but at least have the good grace to keep your fucking plastic pollution to yourself - especially when you're smoking outside your own goddamn residence!
I'm sure you probably have everything in hand, but also if you have any technical questions chuck them on here also - it's nice to have to bike tech content!
Don't do yourselves a disservice.
Brits exist.