Minimalist philosophy is an ever-evolving product.  This trip is essentially a beta-test of what I have developed so far.  Things have been going *extremely* well up until this point, far beyond expectations.  At this point it helps to do a review of what works, celebrate the successes, and change what doesn't work.  

The biggest success has been the transitions.  When you have stuff in minimal bags, it greatly reduces the chance of losing things.  This passed multiple stress tests already.  Another thing is the constant packing, unpacking, and repacking of stuff to suit various needs helps to do a running inventory and remember everything on hand.

For hotels, the scenario developed during the shakedown ride in Shanghai is a keeper.   It takes a bit more work and a little more time than simply dumping bags on the ground, putting items away randomly and then lying on a bed watching social media, but is ultimately a far better way to go.

It's not entirely certain whether the brain can remember 7 things at a time but one thing is clear:  chunking items into different bags for different functions certainly helps.  For example, keys and other commonly used items can go into the front pouch of the valuables pack, coins in a different area, clothes somewhere else, etc...

As for coins, the effort to get rid of them so far is already paying off big time.  I also found it's a game changer to have small bills of local currency at arrival points like airports, etc..  This really saved the day in Hong Kong, Macau, and now  Laos.     So a compromise:  get rid of coins but keep small bills on hand for those countries and change the money ahead of time.  

Another massive success has been the abilitity to disassociate from the rat race, in particular not focus on what "everyone else" is doing by rushing at airports and transit points, etc..  It takes a lot of mental discipline but saves you so much stress.  For example, the masses all stand up when the airplane docks at the boarding gate. They want to grab their items from the overhead bins as fast as possible then get off the plane.  It creates a pointless sense of urgency.  You're just going to end up waiting at the next checkpoint anyway, whether it is baggage claim or immigation.  Might as well train yourself mentally to slow down.

I learned this the hard way many years ago on a domestic flight in Dalian and left my passport in the seat pocket ahead of me while getting caught up in these pointless rushes.

Other transitions could include lining up for immigration, checking into hotels, and so forth.  The worst is airport security when all your stuff gets separated.  This is the ultimate test.  It's always good to let people go ahead of you and then also take 5-10 minutes repacking afterwards in an area well off to the side of the rush.

After all if you're arriving at airports early (which is always a good idea) then might as well take advantage of the extra time and not rush.

Other successes have been keeping to a budget and doing the accounting even when I hate it.  The fitness thrown in here and there has been super helpful to and will find a way to keep this up.

Honestly there hasn't been a lot that hasn't worked so far.  The only thing would be how to cut down on the amount of time lugging around the folding bike.