32 — Relationships (Social)

The quality of your life is the quality of your relationships.


What Lives Here

The people who matter — context, history, and intentionality around every significant relationship in your life.

  • People notes — one file per important person: who they are, context, last interaction
  • Network map — how your relationships connect and overlap
  • Relationship goals — who you want to build deeper connections with
  • Community — groups, circles, and collectives you belong to
  • Communication protocols — how you stay in touch deliberately
  • Events — gatherings, meetups, relationship touchpoints

Suggested Folder Structure

32 Relationships (Social)/
├── network-overview.md           ← How you think about your network tier by tier
├── people/                       ← One file per person (use person template)
│   ├── {name}.md
│   └── ...
├── community/                    ← Groups, communities, circles
│   └── community-map.md
├── relationship-goals.md         ← Who you want to connect with in the next 90 days
└── communication-protocol.md     ← How you stay in touch: frequency, channels, rituals

Zeus’s Note

I used to treat relationships as casual until I realized I was dropping the ball on people I genuinely cared about — not because I didn’t care, but because I had no system.

Now every person I have a meaningful relationship with gets a file in people/. It has their bio, how we met, what they care about, and a log of our last few interactions. Before I jump on a call with someone, I open their file. I show up informed.

I tier my network deliberately: inner circle (10 people I invest in deeply), outer ring (50 people I stay in regular contact with), community (broader connections). Different investment levels, but all intentional.

The communication-protocol.md tells my AI how to help me stay connected — who I should be reaching out to, who I haven’t spoken to in too long.


Getting Started

  1. Write network-overview.md — describe your inner circle and outer network (even just a list)
  2. Create person files for your 5 most important relationships using the person.md template
  3. Define your communication-protocol.md — how often do you want to check in with different tiers?
  4. Map out 2–3 communities you’re actively part of