Mystery Gift Box #047 | The Seven Habits to More Intimacy and Connection

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July 29, 2023

Hey friends,

Love is an action verb.

It’s not just a feeling or an emotion but something that requires us to actively demonstrate and express it. Love is a series of actions driven by consideration and kindness towards each other. So what are these actions?

Well… John Gottman and Julie Gottman wrote an entire book about it called The Love Prescription: Seven Days to More Intimacy, Connection, and Joy, introducing seven habits that you can adopt to create more intimacy and connection in your relationship.

For those who don’t know who they are, they are both world-renowned for their work in relationships, having founded The Gottman Institute together that aims to translate findings in research into actionable steps that people can take to improve their relationships.

After all, based on the Harvard study that spanned over 80 years, they found that the number one predictor of happiness is the quality of your relationships.

So what are the seven habits to more intimacy and connection?

Note: Each habit is derived from important findings and concepts discovered in many years of research work 💥

  1. Turn Towards Each Other

  2. Ask Open-Ended Questions

  3. Say Thank You

  4. Give a Real Compliment

  5. Ask for What You Need

  6. Reach Out and Touch

  7. Declare a Date Night

⛰ 4-4-4 Exploration Project

Each month, I would explore one new thing; a skill, a subject, or an experience.

January 2023: Writing and Storytelling (Subject) ✅

February 2023: KURIOS – Cabinet of Curiosities (Cirque Du Soleil — Experience) ✅

March 2023: 28 Days of Cold Exposure (Subject and Experience) ✅

April 2023: Complete Growth / Product Marketing Course (Subject) 🟥

May 2023: LL project (Skill + Subject) ✅

June 2023: LL project 2 (Skill + Subject) ✅

July 2023: LL project 3 (Skill + Subject) 🟧

📚 This week, I finished reading…

The Love Prescription: Seven Days to More Intimacy, Connection, and Joy: Amazon.co.uk: Gottman, John, Gottman, Julie Schwartz: 9780143136637: Books

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With love,

Ryan O. 🎮

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