Showing posts with label framework. Show all posts
Showing posts with label framework. Show all posts
Monday, February 2, 2009
What was the strangest part of your day?
Back in November 2008 I wrote about the communication game, High Point/ Low Point, that Adriano and I play generally Monday through Friday. Last week we added another dimension into that communication framework. In addition to asking what the high and low points of what each other's day were, we've started asking, "What was the strangest thing that happened to you today?" Again, it's opened up the gates of communication. By asking this simple question to each other we learn something else about each other's experiences for that day that we might not otherwise have known. Is this bit of knowledge often groundbreaking and terribly important? No. But it does make me (and he) feel more included in one another's lives when we're not together, which is awesome. © 2009 - Brianna Sylver - All rights reserved
Friday, November 21, 2008
High Point/ Low Point: An example
I received an email this morning asking for some more detail regarding the "High Point/ Low Point" communication framework. So, I thought I'd share what my highs and lows were for yesterday as an example.
As you can see, it being cold in Chicago is hardly a truly depressing thing. It's cold. So what? What can I tell you...it was my low point of yesterday. With that said, I'd say yesterday was a pretty darn good day. © 2008 - Brianna Sylver - All rights reserved
Your high points can be something that made you laugh, such as a special moment with your wife/husband/child/friend, something positive that happened at work, or an exciting purchase. And your low points are things that have made you upset or disappointed in some way, such as receiving an unexpected bill in the mail, having a negative conversation with a friend, experiencing frustrations related to a project at work or a burned turkey at Thanksgiving (hopefully that doesn't happen to any of you!).
Each day the highs and lows are relative to only one another and not to the days before them. Each day is its own day. And each day has a high point and a low point.
Adriano and I had a 20 minute conversation yesterday related specifically to our highs and lows. So much conversation coming from simply sharing five points (my three and his two) is the power of a simple framework for communication.
© 2008 - Brianna Sylver - All rights reserved
As you can see, it being cold in Chicago is hardly a truly depressing thing. It's cold. So what? What can I tell you...it was my low point of yesterday. With that said, I'd say yesterday was a pretty darn good day. © 2008 - Brianna Sylver - All rights reserved
Your high points can be something that made you laugh, such as a special moment with your wife/husband/child/friend, something positive that happened at work, or an exciting purchase. And your low points are things that have made you upset or disappointed in some way, such as receiving an unexpected bill in the mail, having a negative conversation with a friend, experiencing frustrations related to a project at work or a burned turkey at Thanksgiving (hopefully that doesn't happen to any of you!).
Each day the highs and lows are relative to only one another and not to the days before them. Each day is its own day. And each day has a high point and a low point.
Adriano and I had a 20 minute conversation yesterday related specifically to our highs and lows. So much conversation coming from simply sharing five points (my three and his two) is the power of a simple framework for communication.
© 2008 - Brianna Sylver - All rights reserved
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