That stranger distance helps. Told my neighbor about my sleep issues once, someone I barely knew, and it hit way harder than complaining to my sister. She just said "so fix it" and I actually heard it. Started doing the same decompress thing but I walk instead of sitting still. Twenty minutes around the block, no music, just the sound of my own footsteps. The silence trick works if you can stick with it.

Nope, still on gas here. But that 20 minutes thing is wild if it actually works.

You might be okay if you turn it often" really hit home for me. I used to think any bin size would work as long as you were patient, but after watching mine stall out for weeks because I barely flipped it, yeah, I get it now. The shrink is real, but it only happens if you actually keep it aerated, which I totally underestimated. Adding that second bin sounds way smarter than tearing mine apart, I might copy that move honestly.