{"id":86,"date":"2026-01-03T12:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T12:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/?p=86"},"modified":"2026-01-03T12:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T12:00:12","slug":"six-years-ago-after-watching-my-circle-of-friends-surrender-one-too-many-evenings-to-insurance-wrangling-and-doctor-portals-and-dmv-confusion-i-emailed-them-a-proposal-come-over-next-tuesday-gra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/?p=86","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Six years ago, after watching my circle of friends surrender one too many evenings to insurance wrangling and doctor portals and DMV confusion, I emailed them a proposal: Come over next Tuesday. Grab a six pack. And bring your bills, your credit-card statements, your school forms, the streaming services you need to unsubscribe from, the airline miles you need to manage, the expenses app you need to figure out."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;Six years ago, after watching my circle of friends surrender one too many evenings to insurance wrangling and doctor portals and DMV confusion, I emailed them a proposal: Come over next Tuesday. Grab a six pack. And bring your bills, your credit-card statements, your school forms, the streaming services you need to unsubscribe from, the airline miles you need to manage, the expenses app you need to figure out.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">I\u2019d be throwing the lamest party ever.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">At the heart of this party was a truth that has gone under-acknowledged in recent years: We\u2019re all sinking. We\u2019re sinking into a quicksand of tiny, dumb administrative tasks. It is the most tedious quicksand imaginable.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">I called my nerdy little party Admin Night. The premise: deal with the stuff we\u2019ve been putting off, help each other when possible (\u2018anyone have luck connecting with Comcast?\u2019) and make a fun evening of something onerous.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Right away we marveled at how productive we were. Having friends hammer away beside you, faces lighted by the same bureaucratic glow, somehow makes dreaded tasks manageable. Little projects postponed for years\u2014closing a checking account, updating a will\u2014become approachable when you\u2019ve got a squad.&#8221;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Here, Chris Colin makes his case for throwing your own Admin Night party.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-87\" src=\"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/610752549_1248208860499042_4640989047590162999_n-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"421\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/610752549_1248208860499042_4640989047590162999_n-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/newsliked.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/610752549_1248208860499042_4640989047590162999_n.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Six years ago, after watching my circle of friends surrender one too many evenings to insurance wrangling and doctor portals and DMV confusion, I emailed them a proposal: Come over next Tuesday. 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