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How to log life events you only hear about once
The hardest signal in any relationship is the one that's said in passing. Here's how to catch it.
Key takeaways
What counts as a life event
Anything that changes the future shape of the relationship. A move. A baby. A job change. A breakup. A loss. A milestone birthday. A diagnosis. The exact line is fuzzy and personal - but the test is: would this matter to mention next time? If yes, log it.
Capture during, not after
If you're on a call, open the contact card while you're talking. It feels weird the first time. After the third time it feels normal. The thing about the "oh by the way" moment is that you'll forget by the time the call ends - the brain treats parenthetical information as low-priority and discards it within minutes.
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