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Still confused about how to make your mom or boyfriend happy this Christmas? Anna Noebels (40), who studies cultural design and communication management and lives in Mainz (D), has developed a solution to this problem. “I’ve always thought about what a personal gift is,” she says. That’s why she designed the PSST gift finder and wrote the e-book “Find the ideal gift”.
PSST stands for: personal information, strengths, weaknesses and taboos. The gift finder is based on a business model that Noelel adapted and applied to the personal space. The goal is to find gifts that connect two people in four steps. You compare and contrast your own strengths with the strengths of the person receiving the gift and try to complement different aspects of their personality to come up with unique ideas.
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Own power plus person X’s power
The first step is to compare your own interests and strengths with those of the person receiving the gift. According to Noelel, you should ask yourself: “Where do our interests align? What have we experienced together and when did we have the most fun?” Gift ideas come from similarities that can be easily combined with each other. “These can be made even more personal with photos, congratulations, a quote or a special flair,” says Noelels.
Example: The grandmother, who loves knitting, gifts her 14-year-old nephew, who is a punk enthusiast, with a sweater she knitted with a punk motif.
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Person X’s own strength plus weakness
“Personal gift ideas can also emerge when you compare your own strengths to the other person’s weaknesses,” says Noelels. This means thinking about how you can use your own strengths to make the gift recipient happy or support them in some area.
Example: His friend organizes it very well and plans a surprise party for his girlfriend, who hasn’t been able to see her colleagues in the old city for a long time due to relocation.
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Own weakness plus person X’s strength
According to Noelels, the third step is to jump over your own shadow and reach out to the person receiving the gift to make them happy. “What would the other person be happy about if we could do this together?” Questions like these may help. Where can I step out of my comfort zone and do something that I wouldn’t normally do, but that the person receiving the gift will enjoy?”
Example: His girlfriend doesn’t like driving, but her boyfriend is a big car fan. So he puts her in a sports car.
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Your own weaknesses plus the weaknesses of person
Noelels says the last step isn’t actually about a gift idea, but rather about avoiding mistakes when giving gifts. “Things where both have had bad experiences should be avoided.” Sometimes, while writing about your weaknesses, you may come across a gift idea. Especially if the idea can be used to address a weakness.
Example: If neither of you can cook but want to become more skilled at it, a beginner’s cooking lesson can be a suitable gift.
Source : Blick
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