Three Time Zones

pldquo;What brings you the most joy in life right now?rdquo;/p

pOne of the hardest parts of talking with strangers is the opening question. We talk about our favorite ldquo;openersrdquo; and how the framing of that first question can help shape the conversation./p

pJesse also shares about what he loves: hearing other peoplersquo;s stories. He talks about ldquo;Troy Stories,rdquo; a project he started in 2016 as a response to the poisonous online climate ahead of the 2016 election and as a way to get away from the screen, listen to voices he hadnrsquo;t normally heard, and help cultivate empathy in the community. He talks about how and why he started it, the struggles he had to overcome, what he gained from the project, and the future of the project./p

pOh, and Drew is really into dogs right now (then again, who isnrsquo;t?)/p

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pTo celebrate 20 years of friendship, we talk about how our friendship started and how wersquo;ve stayed good friends for so long, despite the seismic changes in our lives. Whatrsquo;s the key to staying friends for so long?/p

pWersquo;ve got a lot in common: We both love to ask questions. Wersquo;re open to constructive criticism. We process our thoughts by talking. We enjoy hearing how other people process things. How did you get to that point?/p

pWersquo;ve also got a lot of differences: Jesse considers himself a Christian. Drew doesnrsquo;t. Drew loves to think blue sky and push the boundaries. Jesse loves to synthesize and boil down./p

pBut wersquo;ve found a kinship in the desire to understand and delve deeper. We donrsquo;t need to see eye-to-eye in order to have a passion to understand things better./p

pWe also learned that Drew doesnrsquo;t care if Jesse murdered someone./p

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