Comments on: Ladies, Choose Your Topic http://mothersofbrothers.com/speed-chatting/ All about life with boys...and life in general Sat, 21 Dec 2019 17:09:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jennifer http://mothersofbrothers.com/speed-chatting/comment-page-1/#comment-4998 Jennifer Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:15:22 +0000 http://mothersofbrothers.com/?p=892#comment-4998 The one paragraph rule: how disciplined! I love that! The one paragraph rule: how disciplined! I love that!

]]> By: Erin http://mothersofbrothers.com/speed-chatting/comment-page-1/#comment-4990 Erin Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:29:45 +0000 http://mothersofbrothers.com/?p=892#comment-4990 Limiting the scope of conversation can be the best way to stay in touch. I have a couple of friends who were roommates for a year in China. They knew they would not be living close to each other ever again, so it would be hard to stay in touch. Their solution? They agreed to NEVER write emails more than 1 paragraph. That way the recipient would not feel pressured to write an equally-long reply they never would have time for. They could not hide behind the excuse that "I wanted to wait until I could write you a really GOOD email." I don't know how long it worked, but while it did I know they stayed super close via short, sweet updates. Limiting the scope of conversation can be the best way to stay in touch. I have a couple of friends who were roommates for a year in China. They knew they would not be living close to each other ever again, so it would be hard to stay in touch.

Their solution? They agreed to NEVER write emails more than 1 paragraph. That way the recipient would not feel pressured to write an equally-long reply they never would have time for. They could not hide behind the excuse that “I wanted to wait until I could write you a really GOOD email.” I don’t know how long it worked, but while it did I know they stayed super close via short, sweet updates.

]]> By: Lindsay http://mothersofbrothers.com/speed-chatting/comment-page-1/#comment-4989 Lindsay Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:22:13 +0000 http://mothersofbrothers.com/?p=892#comment-4989 Yes, all true. We are such good electronic communicators now we save the phone time to share our angst (and joy) on meatier topics. Yes, all true. We are such good electronic communicators now we save the phone time to share our angst (and joy) on meatier topics.

]]> By: jennifer http://mothersofbrothers.com/speed-chatting/comment-page-1/#comment-4988 jennifer Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:11:44 +0000 http://mothersofbrothers.com/?p=892#comment-4988 That's funny, Lindsay grew up in Las Vegas! I am always amazed when I hear about people who talk to their sisters on the phone 5 times a day. I cannot even begin to imagine doing that! That’s funny, Lindsay grew up in Las Vegas!
I am always amazed when I hear about people who talk to their sisters on the phone 5 times a day. I cannot even begin to imagine doing that!

]]> By: Elizabeth http://mothersofbrothers.com/speed-chatting/comment-page-1/#comment-4986 Elizabeth Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:39:58 +0000 http://mothersofbrothers.com/?p=892#comment-4986 It's a wonderful thing in life when you know someone well enough that you can skip the "filler" and move onto the meaty stuff. My best friend lives in Las Vegas, and we used to spend our entire phone conversations catching up in the minutiae of our everyday lives. We finally realized that we BOTH hated doing that -- and hated talking on the phone as a consequence -- and finally gave ourselves permission to skip all that and move onto whatever meaty subject was weighing most heavily at the moment. It’s a wonderful thing in life when you know someone well enough that you can skip the “filler” and move onto the meaty stuff. My best friend lives in Las Vegas, and we used to spend our entire phone conversations catching up in the minutiae of our everyday lives. We finally realized that we BOTH hated doing that — and hated talking on the phone as a consequence — and finally gave ourselves permission to skip all that and move onto whatever meaty subject was weighing most heavily at the moment.

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