http://silona.org/consequential-strangers-and-the-now/2009/12/31/ silona's central identity Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:06:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://silona.org/consequential-strangers-and-the-now/2009/12/31/comment-page-1/#comment-109 melinblau Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:04:40 +0000 http://silona.org/?p=373#comment-109 Silona, glad you picked up the Gumption post. A "consequential stranger" is not quite a stranger, but the "normal person" rules you apply are correct. I often think that relationships would go much more smoothly--regardless of the level of intimacy--if we all treated our loved ones with the same respect and interest we give to people we know less well! I think you'll really like the ideas in my new book. Let me know if you do. Melinda Blau author, Consequential Strangers: The Power of People Who Don't Seem to Matter...But Really Do www.consequentialstrangers.com Silona, glad you picked up the Gumption post. A “consequential stranger” is not quite a stranger, but the “normal person” rules you apply are correct. I often think that relationships would go much more smoothly–regardless of the level of intimacy–if we all treated our loved ones with the same respect and interest we give to people we know less well! I think you’ll really like the ideas in my new book. Let me know if you do.
Melinda Blau
author, Consequential Strangers: The Power of People Who Don’t Seem to Matter…But Really Do
http://www.consequentialstrangers.com

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