#062 Trust & Intimacy - by Alex Tan - Common Discourse
My first 6 months living in Los Angeles could be described the same exact way I’d explain my first semester in college: “I do not particularly enjoy this person’s company but I will continue to spend time with them anyway because I do not know what else to do."
Common Discourse is a project designed to help others (and ourselves) think through creativity, focus, and intentional work—from Alex Tan & Alice Otieno. Every Tuesday we share words from a journal, a few ideas, a quote from somebody else, and links worth sharing. On Fridays we invite a guest to share images from their camera roll and a sound that resonates with them. My first 6 months living in Los Angeles could be described the same exact way I’d explain my first semester in college: “I do not particularly enjoy this person’s company but I will continue to spend time with them anyway…
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- intimacy thresholdsnicoles.substack.com
- The discomfort of intimacybitsofwonder.substack.com
- seeking clarityava.substack.com
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- self truststartingfromnix.com
- Intentionally Making Close Friends — LessWronglesswrong.com
- Experiments in Conversationbitsofwonder.substack.com