Reflections on routine or random occurrences in Life
A psychologist by the name of Arthur Aron did a study that explored “whether intimacy between two strangers can be accelerated by having them ask each other a specific series of personal questions.”* In total he came up with 36 questions, divided into 3 sets that get increasingly probing.
It’s been exactly 9 days since I celebrated my annual trip around the sun. I must say, this has been one of my easiest birthdays. You may now be diving to the conclusion that I loathe birthdays from a “growing old” perspective, but you would be very wrong in this regard. I wear my age like a badge of honour, after all, life constantly reminds me of those who never made it this far.
Picture the scene: My colleague and I are going to be stuck in the same car for 30 minutes, whilst we make our way to a prospective client. We have never managed more than 5 minutes small-talk between the two of us and now we have 25 additional minutes of awkward silence to fill. *sigh*
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