Appreciation post: that guy who told me to stop shaking hands at networking events back in 2019

I was at a tech meetup in downtown Portland around February 2019. Some older dude in a flannel just flat out refused my hand and said "we're doing fist bumps now, trust me on this." Looked like a weirdo for a few months but by April everyone was doing it. Kinda wild how fast that flipped. Anyone else get early warnings about stuff that felt dumb at first?

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kimreed14d ago

Yeah that foresight was honestly next level.

evan_campbell14d ago

that foresight was honestly next level" - yeah totally agree. What worked for me was keeping a journal of my gut feelings and then checking back later to see how they played out. Like I'd write down a hunch about someone's behavior or a project timeline and compare it to what actually happened. @kimreed sticking with that practice for a few months really sharpened my instincts over time. It's wild how much your brain picks up on subconsciously.

hollyg5914d ago

Ha, my gut feelings journal would just be a collection of "I think this might happen" followed by "nope, definitely did not happen." I'm pretty sure my subconscious just picks up on what I had for lunch, not actual useful patterns. But hey, even my wrong hunches are entertaining to look back on, so I guess that's something.