Exiled Seagull

DOES THIS RESONATE WITH ANYONE? (I feel a bit like Jerry Maguire, as it's a bit of a manifesto for humankind.😌) I'd love to hear your views. Cheers, Jon 👇 I believe something important is happening to the way we live. Modern technology allows us to be more connected digitally than ever before - and yet it's becoming increasingly easy to go through an entire day without really connecting face-to-face with the humans around us. We look down. Put our headphones in. Send messages to people miles away while barely noticing the person standing beside us. And in doing so, we risk missing something. Each other. Every day, life puts us alongside people we don't know — or don't know well. The person beside us on the train. Someone waiting for coffee. A fellow dog walker. The neighbour we recognise but have never really spoken to. The stranger sitting next to us at the bar. Most of these encounters will pass unnoticed. But they don't have to. A smile can become a hello. A question can become a conversation. A shared observation can become a laugh. Two strangers can become, just for a moment, two humans connecting. And those little moments matter. Research suggests that even brief interactions with strangers and acquaintances can lift our mood, strengthen our sense of belonging and make everyday life more enjoyable. That's where Meetology® comes in. Meetology® is the science powering face-to-face human connection. And it's the subject I created, am passionate about and speak on internationally. It takes fascinating behavioural research and turns it into simple, practical experiments - Meetology® Micros - designed to be tried with the people we encounter in real life. Not to sell something. Not to network. Not to get something from somebody. Simply to discover what might happen when we become a little more intentional about connecting with the humans around us. Because we believe connection doesn't have to become a friendship to matter. A conversation doesn't need a purpose to have value. And someone doesn't need to become part of our life to make a small difference to it. I'm on a mssion to create a global community of people who look up a little more often. Who remain curious about the strangers and familiar faces around them. Who are willing to try the experiment, start the conversation and make a little more of the opportunities everyday life presents. If this DOES resonate, then this week sees the launch of the Meetology® Social Club, which you might want to explore. meetology.com/ Join the club. Try the experiments. Make life more human. Reconnecting Humans in a Disconnected World® Cheers