Comments on: New Year’s Resolution: Improve Your Personal Relationships http://www.sufficientthrust.com/new-years-resolution-improve-your-personal-relationships/ With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:27:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Andrew http://www.sufficientthrust.com/new-years-resolution-improve-your-personal-relationships/#comment-333 Andrew Thu, 27 Dec 2007 00:39:09 +0000 http://www.sufficientthrust.com/new-years-resolution-improve-your-personal-relationships/#comment-333 Marina, Thanks for taking the time to help give me advice. I'm going to make a trip to Staples later today to pick up some dry erase markers and give this a shot. I have to admit, I feel a little mechanical going about keeping up with my contacts this way but it does sound like a very effective way to be organized about making it happen. Will keep you posted on my progress. Andrew Marina,

Thanks for taking the time to help give me advice. I’m going to make a trip to Staples later today to pick up some dry erase markers and give this a shot. I have to admit, I feel a little mechanical going about keeping up with my contacts this way but it does sound like a very effective way to be organized about making it happen. Will keep you posted on my progress.

Andrew

]]> By: Warren Whitlock http://www.sufficientthrust.com/new-years-resolution-improve-your-personal-relationships/#comment-332 Warren Whitlock Thu, 27 Dec 2007 00:25:17 +0000 http://www.sufficientthrust.com/new-years-resolution-improve-your-personal-relationships/#comment-332 Great. Another way to spend time away from people. With any luck, it can make it appear that I care about the relationship with less face time required. Not a bad idea.. but I couldn't resist a lit sarcastic fun Great.

Another way to spend time away from people.

With any luck, it can make it appear that I care about the relationship with less face time required.

Not a bad idea.. but I couldn’t resist a lit sarcastic fun

]]> By: Jason L http://www.sufficientthrust.com/new-years-resolution-improve-your-personal-relationships/#comment-326 Jason L Wed, 26 Dec 2007 14:06:04 +0000 http://www.sufficientthrust.com/new-years-resolution-improve-your-personal-relationships/#comment-326 Wouldn't it make sense for Andrew to use the 43 folders to remember when to contact the people on his list? Seems like a perfect solution to remembering who to call at what time? Secondly, I think your post is write on. People are primarily motivated by avoiding pain or gaining pleasure. If having to choose between something that causes a lot of pain and gaining a small amount of pleasure, the average person will choose to avoid pain. We're mainly motivated by pleasure in the short-term. I would try to focus on more "pain" from not contacting or staying in touch first and then look at all the pleasures you get out of it. Wouldn’t it make sense for Andrew to use the 43 folders to remember when to contact the people on his list? Seems like a perfect solution to remembering who to call at what time?

Secondly, I think your post is write on. People are primarily motivated by avoiding pain or gaining pleasure. If having to choose between something that causes a lot of pain and gaining a small amount of pleasure, the average person will choose to avoid pain. We’re mainly motivated by pleasure in the short-term. I would try to focus on more “pain” from not contacting or staying in touch first and then look at all the pleasures you get out of it.

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