The word of the day is Stammtisch. 

I was at a dinner party of a group of guys in Manhattan and we were talking about how we can communicate more regularly and effectively. Right now, we meet three to four times a year. 

And people threw out all kinds of proposals, most of them tech solutions like a Whatsapp group chat or a private social media page or AI organized calendars. 

And one of the guys – a German artist – shot those down. He said we should adopt the German tradition of a Stammtisch, which is a “regulars table” at a restaurant or bar. 

The idea is that once a month or so on a specific day everyone just shows up at a certain bar. 

There’s no organization or communication. It’s a standing invite. People come or they don’t. The group could be one person or 20. Whoever shows up, shows up.  

And honestly that sounds awesome.