6 Comments
Jun 26, 2023Liked by Josh Gondelman

Holy hell was not expecting a random Soulfire-induced jolt of nostalgia this morning.

Btw among the worst parts of that trade was the fact that the other version that was floated beforehand would have sent Brogdon away instead (which would have caused me to feel...nothing essentially). So as good as KP might be it somehow *feels* like they swapped Smart for Brogdon, which would be indefensible in a vacuum.

Expand full comment
Jun 26, 2023Liked by Josh Gondelman

I asks a lot of questions cuz I don’t know much about much. Thanks for the shout out, Josh!

Expand full comment
author

You know so much!!! And you are always learning more!

Expand full comment

dear josh,

as always, i love this and i love you! great pep talking and question asking

one great question you asked is "What does 'installing real estate posts' mean?"

you are the epitome of the comedian "saying the things we're all thinking!"

thanks for asking because i think nearly all of us want to know!

i hear there's a lot of money in it, for one thing!

also, i want to commend you on sticking to pep talking when advice-giving is right there!

i absolutely have been one to offer advice because i want to, not because someone else wants it!

people are writing to you for pep and pep you are giving them!

on a related note, have you heard this thing?

i've been familiar with this framing of offering friends help when they come to us:

"do you want a cheerleader, a coach, or a silent listener?"

a newer similar thing i just learned is to ask someone this:

"do you want to be Helped, Hugged, or Heard?"

i think that was it!

so, you are definitely Hearing people!

AND i think you are doing some Helping and at least metaphorical Hugging folks as well!

good work! i Heart you!

love,

myq

Expand full comment
author

This is such a thoughtful way to think about things!! I love it and thank you!

Expand full comment

For Momma Bear if she reads these comments 🤞 I’ve never been to therapy but many times over the years I’ve Googled whatever difficult feeling or situation I’m dealing with, whether it’s in my own head or something a partner is doing, and have been able to find psychology articles to help me deal with my own thoughts and other people better. Good luck and I hope you start feeling better ❤️

Expand full comment