Top 5 πŸ–πŸΎ

Hi reader,

Who are in your top 5?

The people you can count on one hand who have an opinion that matters to you?

Take a moment. Think about it.

Got them?

I know folks who swear they care about everyone's opinion, but, like everything, it really is a spectrum: Feedback from your favorite uncle is a little different than from a fair-weather friend or a work colleague.

I fall in the other camp. I have always had a super tight circle, sometimes so tight it was a period (​shout out to Drake​). But here's the reality: No matter what, there are usually about 5 people I really lean on.

In other words, 5 is a natural median. The pendulum eventually lands there.

And of your top 5, when's the last time you connected with them?

​As we talked about recently​, I've been thinking more about time, and how, even if I have a long life, it doesn't guarantee that those I care about will. How valuable is that connected time, especially if it is only with 5 people?

I'm excited to see some of my 5 later this winter. I just talked to another one of the 5 today.

And, with my intimate circle leaning more towards the austere than the expansive, it always feels worthwhile to put down the burdens du jour, find the energy, and make the time.

I've found that it is never wasted.

You should text them today ⏳

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