A good friend of mine and I were recently bemoaning the fact that we’ve lost touch with many old friends in far-away places. (We’ve both moved cross-country several times.) So, we made a pact. We promised that by the end of that week we would each write three emails to people we had not talked to in more than a year. We did it! And we felt good about it, so we decided to do it again, and again. We’ve pared down the number of required letters, but we’ve kept up the habit pretty consistently for two months. Having a friend committed to the same specific goal (sound familiar?) has definitely made me feel more accountable for completing it.
I hope we continue this effort; I’m not going to move this to the “done” column yet because I like seeing it here as a reminder.
