Confession: I'm a numbers kinda gal. Spreadsheets are my love language, frameworks are my security blanket, and if it doesn't involve a formula or a calculation, frankly, I'm skeptical. Forget warm fuzzies; give me boxes and arrows, process flow diagrams, and a mind map that could win an art prize. That's how my brain operates.
So naturally, when my husband and I had one of those reflective conversations about the actual, honest-to-goodness delightful humans we enjoy spending time with – the kind you leave feeling energized – my internal algorithm immediately fired up. Operation: Optimize Social Calendar was a go.
What was the secret sauce? How did these connections work? And, most importantly, how could we scale this operation to fill our lives with even more delightful humans?
The 'Aha!' moment, when it finally hit me, was almost ridiculously straightforward. It had two undeniable components:
The 'Get Us' Factor: We saw these people as 'like-minded.' They spoke our language, understood our vibe, and the conversations felt easy and energetic.
The 'Fun' Factor: We genuinely enjoyed the activity we were doing with them. Wine tasting, dinner, traveling, board games – whatever it was, it wasn't a chore. It was a choice. A good one.
And voilà! Just like that, the Connection Calculation was born:
‘Get Us’ Factor + ‘Fun’ Factor = Connection
So, go forth and calculate your connections! It turns out the best connections aren't magic, they're just good math.