If you made it here, you’re invited to — or have been to — one of my events and gatherings.
The guest lists are highly curated, with an aim to unite human beings who embody all of the following:
- Intelligent
- Gently Ambitious (“values-driven” vs. “ego-driven”)
- Open (regardless of introversion/extroversion, a general draw towards connecting with strangers)
- FUN (there enough places in NYC with Very Serious Discussions and not nearly enough that are playful and fun)
This community is multidisciplinary — doctors, scientists, founders, artists, musicians, and students all have something to share with each other.
I aim to host every 2-3 weeks. I started this in late Summer 2024, so the community is in its nascence. It doesn’t even know what it is yet, and you have an opportunity to shape it! Though we’re early days, I do believe I have the potential to unite every single interesting New Yorker in one place and truly build something incredible.
Events so far have been parties on my rooftop, but as we get into winter, the following are on my radar:
- Trash Parties – I firmly believe that picking up trash is the greatest way to socialize. All supplies will be provided, and these will be gamified and fun, with music playing and statistics kept on bags of trash collected and “kudos” received from neighbors. We’ll all commune after the party to grab food.
- Personal Organizational Systems Presentations – from to-do lists to notes to calendars, how do you organize your life? Three people will present wildly different systems in short presentations with Q&A, then we’ll break down into freeform mingling.
Other ideas for the further future:
- Blind food taste testing and rating (bagels, pizza, etc.)
- Personal Organizational Systems Presentations (Selected attendees show us a 10 minute summary of which system/tools they use to organize their life: to-do lists, tracking, notetaking, agendas, etc.)
- Superlatives Bike Tour (a route of establishments with signage that claim to have “the best [X]” in New York City where we see if it’s true)
- Neighborhoods You’ve Never Been To (a small group of intrepid adventurers explore Gravesend, Bayside, Mott Haven, etc. via bike or on foot)
- Recent Rabbithole presentations
- Authentic relating/circling
How to join
If you’re reading this, you’re in my rolodex and will start receiving Partiful invitations. If you ever want to unsubscribe, just opt out of invitations from me on Partiful.
If you can’t join for an event
No problem at all. These are recurring events, and I never want anyone to feel obligated to attend at a certain frequency. If you can make every one, great! If you come once every six months, also great!
If you want to get other people involved
If you think they fit the values above, bring them to the next event!
As an organizer, I value:
- Complete guest agency: treat every space you’re in like it’s your own, even if it’s my apartment. I say this with complete seriousness: I do not believe in personal possessions. Having to ask an organizer to do things just creates more hurdles.
- Sub-facilitating: Want to merge groups? Do it. Want to play a game? Do it. Want to do authentic relating? Do it. You are strongly encouraged to sub-facilitate activities you want to see within each event. (Oh, and if you want to host an event, also do it! Happy to cohost with you.)