“Missing markets in executive function” by KatjaGrace

It's early in the morning, and sadly 1:29pm. After spending some time looking at things and picking them up and walking up the stairs and down the stairs and considering questions like “what should I…”, which my brain apparently considered objects of art more than of imperative, I inched into a decision to go out somewhere. Perhaps it would be clearer there. After a blur of climbing and descending stairs and seeking objects and forgetting what I was doing and appreciating how beautiful my bag is, I set out. After remembering I should take various medications and going back inside to do that, I set out. Often my favorite cafe seems too far away, at about four blocks, but today I had wandered half way there while I considered my options, so I decided to go. It's a German place that feels homely and wholesome to me in its unamericanness. I too-carefully contemplated different places to sit, and chose outside: today a sunny explosion of roses and umbrellas with words like ‘Reissdorf kölsch’. I stared at the menu until the waitress had asked me a couple of different questions she hoped would open a conversation about ordering. I [...] --- First published: September 28th, 2026 Source: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/MRwjmuBRFYufGdyDq/missing-markets-in-executive-function --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.