<story><title>A simple system I’m using to stay in touch with hundreds of people</title><url>https://jakobgreenfeld.com/stay-in-touch</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>kator</author><text>Interesting way to approach it, my approach might be less technical, when someone comes to mind randomly, I just txt them with:&lt;p&gt;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;  Hey, you just popped into my mind, I hope all is well with you and yours!
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It&amp;#x27;s simple, lightweight, and you&amp;#x27;d be shocked how often the other person pings back.&lt;p&gt;My completely un-scientific view is that most people think of others once in a while. Perhaps we&amp;#x27;re too busy to reach out, or the guilt of getting out of touch makes it hard to push through that resistance. I just push through it.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>eatbitseveryday</author><text>Hm interesting. I’ve actually gotten these types of messages before, and now they seem strange. My replies were enthusiastic but did not lead to anymore than a shallow interaction, so I felt it was a waste of my time. Perhaps my cynical view, but I don’t want to be used for someone else’s need to feel like they’re connecting with someone when they’re not interested in more than a hello and hope you’re well. Those are small talk and are taxing on me :-(</text></comment>
<story><title>A simple system I’m using to stay in touch with hundreds of people</title><url>https://jakobgreenfeld.com/stay-in-touch</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>kator</author><text>Interesting way to approach it, my approach might be less technical, when someone comes to mind randomly, I just txt them with:&lt;p&gt;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;  Hey, you just popped into my mind, I hope all is well with you and yours!
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;
It&amp;#x27;s simple, lightweight, and you&amp;#x27;d be shocked how often the other person pings back.&lt;p&gt;My completely un-scientific view is that most people think of others once in a while. Perhaps we&amp;#x27;re too busy to reach out, or the guilt of getting out of touch makes it hard to push through that resistance. I just push through it.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>bgroat</author><text>Every couple of days I scroll through my text history to the bottom and see if there&amp;#x27;s anyone there I&amp;#x27;d like to talk to.&lt;p&gt;I call it &amp;quot;The Poor Man&amp;#x27;s CRM&amp;quot;</text></comment>