I've WFH since 2016 and have come to appreciate small talk more and more over the years. Interactions with cashiers, people at the post office, other parents at school events, etc. all add up to feeling and being part of a community. I also enjoyed the Adam Grant givers & takers quiz and it gave me some good food for thought on my own tendencies. I found tbe questions really interesting. As for deliberate friction, I also intentionally drive my kids around sometimes just for the conversation and connection, especially my 16 year old who has a driver's license but will gladly let me take him places if I want to (he's a competent but not particularly enthusiastic driver). I'll be thinking more about this concept...
Thanks for sharing, Kathleen. I'm so glad you also found value in the Adam Grant quiz. And I love your description of your 16 year old's attitude toward driving -- I would say I'm also competent but not particularly enthusiastic! It's amazing what kids will tell us in the car (when we're not looking at them); I can only imagine how much more important that time will become when my kids are teenagers.
I've WFH since 2016 and have come to appreciate small talk more and more over the years. Interactions with cashiers, people at the post office, other parents at school events, etc. all add up to feeling and being part of a community. I also enjoyed the Adam Grant givers & takers quiz and it gave me some good food for thought on my own tendencies. I found tbe questions really interesting. As for deliberate friction, I also intentionally drive my kids around sometimes just for the conversation and connection, especially my 16 year old who has a driver's license but will gladly let me take him places if I want to (he's a competent but not particularly enthusiastic driver). I'll be thinking more about this concept...
Thanks for sharing, Kathleen. I'm so glad you also found value in the Adam Grant quiz. And I love your description of your 16 year old's attitude toward driving -- I would say I'm also competent but not particularly enthusiastic! It's amazing what kids will tell us in the car (when we're not looking at them); I can only imagine how much more important that time will become when my kids are teenagers.
I’m also interested in the tasks your VA does.