What’s the safest # of people to gather during a pandemic? One. What’s the second best #?

8.14.2020 — I’m figuring something out and I want your help putting the finishing touches on this idea. Thank you in advance for giving this some thought.

What’s the safest # of people to gather during a pandemic? One. What’s the second best #?

It’s two. Two is a great number of people for gathering. It’s the best way we can give each other the attention we deserve. We can go deep with each other. We can get bored with each other. We can play games, catch up, and stop when we’re done. We can easily physically distance.

I’m going to make a list of things that can be done by 2 people. Feel free to share your favorites in the comments below. Riding bikes? Playing music? Walking? Sitting on a bench and talking. If you can do much of that outside and wear masks when it makes sense — it’s the easiest dance to do besides the one with yourself. And if it’s hard, slow it all way down and ask the other person for help. That’s the point of this article — can you figure out ways to add in more one-on-one gatherings in your life? I think I have some ideas here that can make our experience of quarantining easier and perhaps richer.

So, let’s say one was feeling lonely sometimes. Like me. I used to spend much of my life either…