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Hi <<First Name>>
Earlier this year I saw this tweet from Paul Graham:
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I knew immediately that I needed to do something like this with my parents while I could still talk to them about it, so I built a little workflow with Zapier. I started with my Mom, and then did one for my Dad. Every week they get an email with a question. Whenever they have time to reply, the responses are captured in a spreadsheet we can use for something in the future. But it’s in the weekly responses that we strike up all sorts of interesting conversation.
Like this one. It was to my Dad, and the question was, what is your definition of love? Here was his response:
"If music be the food of love, play on!"
My definition of love is a combination of infatuation, devotion, like-minded thinking, skills complementing each other; sexual, mental and physical compatibility; growing each other and on it goes.
Love grows stronger over time, it is not just the high school attraction between two people that will fade when the initial excitement wears thin but rather love grows as time evolves. It’s a long term investment that takes the good with the not so good and is able to enjoy the highs and weather the storms. Growing with experience, sharing experiences, learning from each other. It is being able to look back with happiness and pride and look forward to remaining adventures.
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I had no idea my Dad thought so deeply about love. But besides the deep thoughts, I’ve learned about the places they grew up, what nicknames they had as kids, what their first date was like, what their grandparents were like… incredible depth and breadth that has broadened my understanding of them as people. My brother and I love it.
Let me know if you’d like to do something similar and I’d be happy to share the workflow with you.
Till next time,
Andrew
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I shared some thoughts on the blog about energy levels. Mindfulness is an incredibly powerful technique that I highly recommend if you want to understand why you respond to certain situations the way you do, and how to increase your chances of having positive outcomes.
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Do you ever get annoyed by the sound of someone chewing? (I’ll admit, I do). How about typing on a keyboard? Well, you’re not alone. It’s called misophonia, and it’s more common than you think.
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