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A sidekick is a teddy bear that you talk to asynchronously. One way to do this is by sending messages via WhatsApp. The nice thing about WhatsApp is that you'll see blue checkmarks next to your message after your teddy bear has looked at your message. | |||
This provides more ways to have someone along for the ride with you as you go about something that you would otherwise be doing alone. | |||
My first sidekick was someone who was able to help me with my goal of meditating more and for longer. Anytime I did a twelve minute meditation, I would send her an email. All I asked her to do was just send me back an email saying that she read my email. But, she usually replied with some encouraging comments instead. Having this setup with my sidekick made a big difference, even though I wasn't asking much of my teddy bear. | |||
Revision as of 07:28, 10 March 2024
A sidekick is a teddy bear that you talk to asynchronously. One way to do this is by sending messages via WhatsApp. The nice thing about WhatsApp is that you'll see blue checkmarks next to your message after your teddy bear has looked at your message.
This provides more ways to have someone along for the ride with you as you go about something that you would otherwise be doing alone.
My first sidekick was someone who was able to help me with my goal of meditating more and for longer. Anytime I did a twelve minute meditation, I would send her an email. All I asked her to do was just send me back an email saying that she read my email. But, she usually replied with some encouraging comments instead. Having this setup with my sidekick made a big difference, even though I wasn't asking much of my teddy bear.