📚 convention + conversation + lifespan
ISSUE #178
MAKING
Chris and I went to the ASI Show at McCormick Place this week. It’s a trade show for the promotional products industry.
We’ve been quietly building something for the past few weeks. It’s not ready to talk about yet. And no, it’s not a promotional products business. But there is some overlap between what we’re working on and the vendors at the show.
Between the two of us, we hauled home a heavy stack of catalogs and color swatch cards; five tote bags; two T-shirts; stickers, pens, notebooks, keychains, and patch samples; plus two knit beanies and a resource for giant inflatables, should we ever find ourselves in need.
It was the most fun either of us has ever had at a trade show. And our minds have been spinning with ideas ever since…
LOVING
Psychologist and author Adam Grant shares a question for sparking better conversation…
“When you meet someone new, don’t ask: What do you do? It limits what people share about themselves to a job description.
Instead, try: What do you love to do? It ignites curiosity and invites people to express their distinctive interests.”
source: James Clear 3-2-1 Newsletter
THINKING
“It’s not that analogue is better than digital, it’s just that analogue stuff has a longer lifespan.”
– Robert Beatty
source: It’s Nice That