{"id":4643,"date":"2022-09-30T08:52:41","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T13:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zepfhyr.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/4643\/"},"modified":"2022-11-01T11:45:57","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T16:45:57","slug":"4643","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zepfhyr.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/4643\/","title":{"rendered":"Reconnecting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This morning, my Clay app suggested I “reconnect” with a rather surprising email address: a long-defunct Google Group I setup for the Apple Stores in Kansas City to use as a social organization tool to plan group events, share news and info, or otherwise connect with our peers. When I left the store, the membership of the group stagnated and grew stale, as did its use (I didn’t know the new people to add to the group, and no one else seemed interested in maintaining the group).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eleven years ago, two years after the group’s creation, it stopped being used. Until today, I had forgotten it existed (honestly, when I got the notification today, I assumed it had been shut down by Google). I was surprised to discover that it’s still out there, sitting dormant (much like some of the friendships I made at Apple).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I look back fondly on those years as some of the most enjoyable of my life. The people I worked with remain some of the most dear to me. I wish life hadn’t dragged us so far apart, but I’m grateful I can remain connected with some of them in various ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, for those interested, the Clay<\/a> app is a personal CRM I use that runs on my iPhone and Mac and connects with various social media accounts and emails to help me manage personal connections. I prefer it just for helping me remember birthdays and to be mindful of relationships that need rekindled. My ADHD means that a long-dormant friendship feels just as fresh as the day it started, so there are a lot<\/em> of friendships needing rekindled. It has been really helpful in managing those relationships I sometimes forget need attention. I highly recommend it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And who knows? Maybe you’ll find a long-forgotten group chat or relationship or two, as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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