HeyJaredThe Daily Joymaker 🌞
Daily practical tips to uplift the world, shine brighter, and live happier.
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🎈the sea of phones (opens the original)
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The social world is far more malleable than most people realize.Yesterday, my friends and I set up four loudspeakers to celebrate the World Cup.At first, people watched from a distance.Then a few people started dancing.A few became dozens. Dozens became hundreds. Soon, thousands of strangers were dancing, crowd surfing, singing, and celebrating together.Watching it unfold reminded me of something important:A room isn’t fixed. It’s waiting for someone to shape it.In the middle of the celebration,
🎈Get Invitations & Opportunities (opens the original)
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How do you receive more invitations, opportunities, and introductions?You don’t need impressive credentials, perfect style, or high status.You need to develop the skills of bringing rooms to life.When I was traveling in Vietnam, my friends and I performed the Thriller dance in front of a few hundred villagers.Afterward, the village leader invited us to karaoke.At karaoke, we got everyone singing, laughing, dancing, and cheering each other on.That night turned into a week of invitations, private
🎈my Uber driver said “I love you” (opens the original)
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I booked an Uber home. My driver was a man from Pakistan.We started with small talk. I asked about his family, then I asked him a bigger question: “What does it mean to be a great father?”He didn’t hesitate.“A great father does two things,” he said. “He provides the necessities. But more importantly, he’s a friend, not just an authority. Someone his children can confide in. Someone they can tell anything.”Then he turned the conversation toward me.“Do you want a family?”
🎈stop extracting information (opens the original)
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Don’t just extract information.Last night, I did it again.I dropped into an event and started chatting with two people. I asked about their move to the city and what the transition had been like.After a few minutes, one of them smiled and said,“You’re asking us all these questions, but you haven’t told us anything about yourself.”It made me realize something.I’ve spent years learning how to ask better questions. Sometimes too many. And while people occasionally return the curiosity, they often d
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