This week, I’m fixated on the debrief. You probably know what I’m talking about. The text you send the morning after a night out? The phone call after a first date? The group chat that goes bananas after a season finale? The voice note that starts with, “I need to tell you about last night.” Those are the beginnings of a debrief. And boy are they fun.
Like, yes, the concert/date/family gathering/episode of “Love Island” was great, but let’s relive it a second time, am I right? Let’s talk about it, in great detail, together. Let’s beat a dead horse. The people yearn for community!
That’s not to say, however, that a debrief can only be with others. Hell, you can debrief alone. Writing in your journal is, like, the original form of debriefing, people! Sometimes (okay, all the time) it feels good to process things. I’m pretty sure that’s science.
A debrief can be as simple as your friends telling you that no, you absolutely were not being weird the night before. It’s an opportunity for you to relive the funniest parts of something, to talk through the awkward moments, to discuss something that you haven’t been able to stop thinking about. It’s an opportunity to peel back layers of meaning, and guess what? I’m taking it, every single time.
Double Dog Dare You: Don’t skip out an a debrief this weekend. Instead of immediately moving on from something, call a friend and chat about it. Send a voice note detailing your thoughts. Write in your journal! Give the moment a second life.
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