
26/07/2025
๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ?
It's not just the wine talkingโit's your biology.
From Chinese dim sum deals to Japanese izakaya handshakes, humans have always known something science is just catching up to: eating together changes how we connect.
When you share a meal, your body shifts into "rest and digest" mode. Walls drop. Guards come down. You stop performing and start being human.
That's why most of the smartest leaders never do important conversations in sterile conference rooms. They choose restaurants (or even clubs: like how invite โ wangโ for the chat) They break bread. They let biology do the heavy lifting.
๐๐๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ'๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด: If meals stress you outโthe social pressure, the food choices, the timingโyou're missing the magic. Your nervous system stays in defense mode instead of connection mode.
๐ฆ๐ผ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ'๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐'๐บ ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐: What's the most important conversation you've been putting off? And what would happen if you moved it from your office to a table?