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The Best Conversation You Can Have With A Friend
Don’t settle for small talk again
Remember how much we used to take time with friends for granted?
We’ll do a coffee tomorrow / See you at the game tonight / Can’t wait to discuss it in the office in the morning / All round ours on Friday evening!
These are phrases that few of us have been able to say with total confidence for 18 months now. And as we (in the Northern Hemisphere) head into autumn and winter, face-to-face time with friends could be limited again.
So take the the chance to meet now. Do it responsibly. And once you’ve navigated your way to a point where you can see each other… please don’t waste this golden opportunity on small-talk.
Can I suggest a different approach?
Remember That Time…
One line of song lyrics that has been stuck in my head for almost 30 years is from a 1993 Prefab Sprout song:
Nothing sounds as a good as “I remember that”
It’s stuck with me because it is so squarely, absolutely and wonderfully true. Our lives are built on relationships. Our relationships are built on shared experiences.
