Old Friend

One question a day. Swap answers with friends.

Every day at 1pm, Old Friend texts you a question. Reply in a sentence or two. Share your answer to see what your friends said, and keep the rest as a journal.

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By texting Old Friend you agree to receive one message a day from Old Friend at the number you text from, plus replies to your texts and notes when a friend shares. Message frequency varies. Msg & data rates may apply. Reply STOP to cancel, HELP for help. Privacy · Terms

Every day

One question, by text.

At 1pm your time, you get a question like “Who do you owe a thank-you?” or “What are you avoiding?”

Reply whenever you have a minute.

Thursday 1:00 PM
Old Friend, Thu, Sep 24 Who do you owe a thank-you that you haven't said?
My old manager Priya. She pushed me into the role I have now and I never told her it worked out.
Delivered
Saved. Next question tomorrow at 1pm.
Friday 1:00 PM
Old Friend, Fri, Sep 25 What are you avoiding?
Calling my dad back. I keep telling myself I'm busy.
Delivered
Saved. Next question tomorrow at 1pm.

With friends

See what your friends said.

Your friends get the same question on the same day. Share your answer and you’ll see theirs.

Your answers stay private until you share them.

2:03 PM
Sam shared today's answer. Answer, then SHARE to see it.
5:40 PM
Probably that hard work alone is enough.
Saved. Next question tomorrow at 1pm. Share with 3 friends? Reply SHARE
SHARE
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5:41 PM
Shared with Sam, Maya and Jordan Sam: That I need to be in a big city to do interesting work.
6:40 PM
Maya: That I'd always want to live here. Jordan: Nothing, honestly. Which worries me.

Later on

Your old answers come back.

Everything you write is saved. Every so often, after you answer, we send you something you wrote a while ago, usually something you’d forgotten.

And when a question comes around again, we show you what you said last time.

Mon, Nov 2 · 1:00 PM
Old Friend, Mon, Nov 2 What's something you believed strongly a year ago that you're less sure of now?
2:03 PM
That I need to be in a big city to do interesting work.
Delivered
Saved. Next question tomorrow at 1pm. Old Self, Sep 25 Q: What are you avoiding? A: Calling my dad back. I keep telling myself I'm busy.
Tue, Feb 2 · 1:00 PM
Old Friend, Tue, Feb 2 What are you building toward right now?
1:10 PM
Less of a thing, more of a life where I don't dread Mondays. Which is new for me to say.
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Saved. Next question tomorrow at 1pm. Old Self, Oct 1: A company. Something that outlasts me. I want to hit 10 people by next summer.

Getting started

Joining takes one text.

Open a friend’s invite link and send the text it starts. Reply YES, tell us your name, and pick a handle.

It all works over text. There’s also an app if you’d like your journal and friends in one place.

Today 3:12 PM
ADD sam
Old Friend: reply YES to get one question a day at 1pm. Msg & data rates may apply. STOP to opt out, HELP for help.
YES
Hi! What's your first name?
Maya
Nice to meet you, Maya. Pick a handle friends will use to add you.
maya
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You're in, Maya! You're connected with Sam (sam). Every day at 1pm Pacific you get one question. Here's today's. Reply with your answer, a sentence is plenty.
Old Friend, Wed, Sep 23 What small thing went right today?

Tomorrow, 1pm

A year from now, you’ll be glad you started.

One text a day. Free. Reply STOP anytime.

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