Not Just Friends

Weird Friends.

Would you like to be part of my experiment?

If you’re getting this email, I consider you to be the highest tier of friend: a weird friend. Someone who is curious about the world and not afraid to follow their own path.

I was thinking lately about how socializing in my life has changed a lot over the years. I feel less pressure to do things just in order to not be alone. But there is a type of socializing I really enjoy, that I want to foster. It’s a slower, more thoughtful interaction with people I find interesting. They often cause me to think differently about the world. They’re weird.

So I started thinking about how I can get more of that. And my experiment (which you are now a part of) is to write about things that I’m thinking about, share them, and encourage you to do the same.

I think I am craving some form of connection that is more asynchronous. That gives time for reflection, and for ideas that evolve over time.

Here are some things I think about and feel like writing about:

• Meditation

• Cheese

• Non-Duality

• Philosophy (some buddhism, some stoicism but not the depressing kind)

• Art

• Things that feel genuine

• Things that make my heart feel stuff

What I’d like to get out of it:

• encourage myself to write more and learn by writing

• encourage you to submit your writing or art

• learn from you and your replies

• meet more weird friends

• have you meet my other weird friends

• have interesting asynchronous conversations with people I like

What I think it could be long term:

• a way to encourage people to follow their creative pursuits

• an organization that organizes in person events to share and encourage creative projects

• an organization that funds creative projects (I want you to quit your job and make art)

I feel a bit weird writing this because it’s hard to share ideas that aren’t fully formed. But I am going to do it anyway and hope you will join me.

Thanks for being a weird friend.

Colin