Talk to Strangers

(For those who have asked us over the years about the mystery of Saarbrücken, now you know.)

Our roles—which would stick for years to come—became clear. I

He was doing both: building while having fun. I had never seen anything like it. Work and success could be fun.

He then nodded, and instantly we started screaming and skipping around the apartment like we always did when something similar happened.

And then the ironic realization came: I had never asked myself what I would do if I embraced the Yes Theory and applied it to Matt.

He truly wouldn’t miss this for the world. Not for private boats with DJs or wild excursions in Myanmar. I was his friend and he was going to show up. Period.

Ammar was the only person in the world with the legal permit to climb the Great Pyramid of Giza. Or so he said to Thomas.

couldn’t stop crying because I knew it was true. I wanted to savor this moment forever. Sunshine in my pocket, the brightest one

The ripple effect. That was it. The idea that one’s action, no matter how small, could create huge waves of subsequent impact.