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The Noticing Game: Fun Communication Game for the First Date

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Here is a great little game to help you communicate to the person on your first date or whenever you need assistance. It's simple, easy, in-the-moment, and you can play it with a friend, your lover, on a date, or with someone you've just met – anyone. Warning: You will both likely feel more present, playful, connected, and perhaps even turned-on after playing this game. Directions: Two people stand or sit directly across from each other, making eye contact. One person is A, and the other is B. A goes first.   A: What I notice when I'm with you is… B: Hearing that, what I'm noticing is… A: Hearing that, what I'm noticing is… B: Hearing that, what I'm noticing is… Go back and forth: “Hearing that, I notice… Hearing that, I notice…”. It could be 2 minutes or 20 minutes, it's up to you, but the most popular timing is approximately 5 minutes. You can share observations, thoughts, sensations, feelings, anything. Be open for laughter, tears, wonder, real communica...

How to connect deeply with anyone in 5 minutes?

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I’m going to share a game with you. This game will reveal incredible things about whoever plays it; surprise, shock and delight complete strangers, and has kickstarted more friendships than I know how to count. Play along and you’ll see. Original Conditions I want you to imagine a desert, stretching out as far as your eyes can see. In this desert is a cube. Your first task is to describe the cube. What does it look like? How large is it? What is it made of? Where exactly is it? There are no right answers here, only your answers.  Take a moment before you continue – the detail is important. As you look at the desert and your cube, you notice there is also a ladder. Your second task (there are just five) is to describe the ladder. What is it made of? How big is it? Where is it, in relation to the cube? Now imagine that in the scene there is a horse. Your third task: describe the horse. Most importantly: where is the horse, and what is it doing? Where, if anywhere, is it going? We’re ...