The Stir
Rotating columns on friendship, attention, the Simmer app, and the small work of keeping in touch.
Notes from the small team building Simmer: what shipped, what we're still chewing on, and one question we'd genuinely like your answer to. The honest version, tradeoffs included, always signed by a human.
Short, calm essays on attention, feeds, and presence over performance. One idea at a time, argued plainly, for people who suspect they don't need more content, they need more contact. No hot takes here. Low heat is the point.
One real piece of research on relationships, friendship, and staying connected each month, translated into something you can actually do. We read the study so you don't have to, tell you honestly what it proves and what it doesn't, and leave you with one thing to try this week.
One reconnection story in each installment: someone almost lost, one small reach, and what happened next. The first stories are ours. The rest come from readers like you.
"The reunion proved your people are still your people. The week after is when you keep them."