Somebody’s name is on that park bench because they loved sitting there. Find your bench before anyone has to name it for you.

A name on a bench records where somebody kept going back to, which is a strange and surprisingly accurate way to sum up a person. Nearly everyone has a place like that, and most do not identify theirs until much later. Knowing yours early just means you get to use it more.

Work out where you feel most like yourself: a field, a corner of the library, a kitchen at midnight, one stretch of road. Then go there on purpose this week rather than only ending up there. A place you choose repeatedly becomes part of how people picture you.