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we can also persevere intentionally when a challenge is avoidable. When we do, we accelerate Vertical growth with intention
The Map
Keith M. Eigel, PhD
these are little practices and disciplines: facing people, staying relaxed, being present, working hard to listen. These are practices of hospitality that widen the circle of our affections—practices that we can work on anytime and anywhere.
Stranger God
Richard Beck
Conversational affordances often require saying something at least a little bit intimate about yourself, so even the faintest fear of rejection on either side can prevent conversations from taking off. That’s why when psychologists want to jump-start friendship in the lab, they have participants answer a [series of questions](https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0146167297234003) that require steadily escalating amounts of self-disclosure (you may have seen this as [“The 36 Questions that Lead to Love”](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/09/style/no-37-big-wedding-or-small.html)).
Good Conversations Have Lots of Doorknobs
Adam Mastroianni
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