A wonderful son; a happy weekend

Despite initially thinking it would be a quiet weekend with Zachary, it's turned out to be anything but!

The action started at 5am Saturday with me settling into the first real freelance work I've done in months. I was able to get a good few hours done before Zachary surfaced. Then, during breakfast the phone . . .
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A Londoner and an American go to Liverpool…

Emma arrived from Austin last Saturday and after a few days of pottering, we started the 250 mile journey to Liverpool – home of The Beatles – on Wednesday where we were to spend her birthday.

Upon arriving, we checked into the Hard Days Night Beatles themed boutique hotel. The room was . . .
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Forcing the social animal

I wrote a while ago about rapport building (previously.) I still maintain it's a good thing and it's something I focus on frequently.

As my mood's been fluctuating for various reasons the last couple of days, I've been experimenting with forcing myself to be outwardly happy and social in every day situations where, if . . .
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Quick rapport building – is it (bad) manipulation?

A definition of rapport: Rapport is one of the most important features or characteristics of unconscious human interaction. It is commonality of perspective: being "in sync" with, or being "on the same wavelength" as the person with whom you are talking.

I spend quite a bit of time studying social dynamics, human interaction and . . .
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