Sticks Of Destiny

The Sticks of Destiny are popsicle sticks that I will be giving out at Burning Man 2006 which have a pithy saying on one side and instructions on the other. The instructions (see picture) encourage the holder of the stick to strike up a conversation with a stranger.

The idea is to encourage strangers to make connections by causing them to talk about things that are (we hope) real for them. The conversation proposed by the stick always involves asking the stranger about his/her emotions about a subject. In my experience, most people will gladly talk about their feelings if sincerely asked.

I found the process of developing the Sticks to be very interesting so I created a "Creating The Sticks of Destiny" webpage. And I really like some of the sayings so I created a page of Sticks of Destiny Sayings.