For the last thirty days, I sent a message a day to a friend whom I had not contacted in a while.
I came to a few realizations.
People are very receptive to messages. It's like a little present. People I hadn't talked to in years would respond very quickly and warmly.
It was easier to send a quick message. And I think it was easier for people to respond to a quick message. A four-paragraph novel to someone you haven't talked to in two years is big thing to deal with. They'll feel they have to make an appropriate response, and that makes it easier to put it off.
After a while, it became very easy to write these messages. I just starting defaulting to a formula. My basic message was sort of like:
"Hey, Stevie what's up?
I was thinking about that time that we were over there and we did that one thing. That sure was fun! Just wondering where you are, and how you're doing.
Hope all is well,
Tom"
Hopefully in the real message I would mention an actual activity I shared with this person.
Finally, I realized there were a lot more people I want to keep in touch with than I thought. There are still people beyond those first thirty, whom I plan to contact.
Summary: Great challenge to anyone who has trouble keeping in touch. Very easy, and very rewarding.
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