The Double Shift
This year, The Double Shift will focus on IRL community building with a new initiative for 2025 called The How to Find Your People Club.
- Indexed pieces, last 90 days
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- Sep 30, 2026
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- Jul 8, 2026
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The Case for the “Good Enough” Block Party (opens the original)
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The Case for the "Good Enough" Block Party (Audio) (opens the original)
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I just co-hosted my street’s block party for the third year in a row, and this time I let myself off the hook from making it bigger and better than last year.In this episode, I talk about why we reused last year’s flyer, kept the same potluck sign-up, and leaned into autopilot instead of chasing a bigger turnout, and why I think consistency matters so m… Read more
Should Your Doctor Prescribe You Friends? (opens the original)
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A few months ago, a reader wrote into the Neighbor Hotline advice column with a question about why people don’t RSVP and how to deal with her hurt feelings about it. That reader was Mara Gordon, MD , and on our Substack Live this week she outed herself, with more detail of her disappointment when she sent out a heartfelt invite to neighbors for a Hanukkah Party and only got heart emojis back, no firm yeses or nos. Mara is interested in social connection professionally as a primary care doctor in
The Introvert’s Guide to Cultivating — and Actually Enjoying — Community (opens the original)
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The Introvert’s Guide to Cultivating — and Actually Enjoying — Community (Audio) (opens the original)
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I hear “I’m an introvert” as the reason people give up on community more than almost anything else, so this week I handed the mic to someone who actually lives that tension.My guest, Lisa Sibbett of The Auntie Bulletin, shares six practical, hard-won ways she’s learned to build real connection without burning herself out. This one’s full of ideas you ca… Read more
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