You said you would stay in touch.
Your phone keeps their number. We keep what connected you, so when life gives you a reason to find them again, you remember why.
The cards are in a drawer. The numbers are in your phone. What you talked about, what they knew and why you connected disappeared weeks ago.
That may not matter today. Six months from now, when you are building something, hiring someone or looking for an introduction, it might.
They hand you a card, or a code to scan. Or you tell it who you just met, out loud, while they walk away.
In the taxi, say what you want to remember while the conversation is still fresh. What they are working on, what they know, what you connected over, or anything you promised.
Something has changed. You are raising, building, hiring, entering a market or looking for someone who knows something you now need.
You cannot remember their name. You remember the connection.
Nothing to set up first. Nothing breaks if you never connect a thing.
WhatsApp
iMessage
Google Calendar
Apple Calendar
Granola
Google Meet
You will write honest things about people you just met. Nobody else gets to read them.
You will not always know who will matter later. Remember enough now, and when life gives you a reason to find them again, you can.
Become the person who remembers.
Tagalog for see you later. The thing you say when you mean it, then never follow through. We are letting people in a few at a time, starting with the ones who told us this was broken.