Friends with GPS Benefits
(taylor.town)
I can't live near friends right now, but I can synthesize some propinquity.
I can't live near friends right now, but I can synthesize some propinquity.
Intentionally Making Close Friends (2021)
(neelnanda.io)
One of the greatest sources of joy in my life are my close friends. People who bring excitement and novelty into my life. Who expose me to new experiences, and ways of seeing the world. Who help me learn, point out my blind spots, and correct me when I am wrong. Who I can lean on when I need support, and who lean on me in turn.
One of the greatest sources of joy in my life are my close friends. People who bring excitement and novelty into my life. Who expose me to new experiences, and ways of seeing the world. Who help me learn, point out my blind spots, and correct me when I am wrong. Who I can lean on when I need support, and who lean on me in turn.
Why I don't discuss politics with friends
(shwin.co)
For as much as I enjoy analyzing politics[1], I'm even more against discussing it with friends.
For as much as I enjoy analyzing politics[1], I'm even more against discussing it with friends.
Books on Making and Maintaining Friendships
(scotthyoung.com)
As I write this, I’m wrapping up the sixth month of my year-long Foundations project. This month’s focus is outreach—making and maintaining friendships. In this post, I’ll share lessons from the eight books I read on this topic. Next week, I’ll share my personal reflections on this month’s work.
As I write this, I’m wrapping up the sixth month of my year-long Foundations project. This month’s focus is outreach—making and maintaining friendships. In this post, I’ll share lessons from the eight books I read on this topic. Next week, I’ll share my personal reflections on this month’s work.
What are the best online activities to do with friends remotely?
(ycombinator.com)
Like the title says, my friends live pretty far so we don't often meet up given work and family schedules. What are some ways you kept in touch with your friends?
Like the title says, my friends live pretty far so we don't often meet up given work and family schedules. What are some ways you kept in touch with your friends?
Should more of us be moving to live near friends?
(architecturaldigest.com)
25 years ago, Toby Rush and his friend group at Kansas State University received some valuable advice from elder mentors that would shape their entire adult lives.
25 years ago, Toby Rush and his friend group at Kansas State University received some valuable advice from elder mentors that would shape their entire adult lives.
One way to fight loneliness: Germans call it a Stammtisch
(npr.org)
Five years ago I was in Berlin for a few months, and my friend Michael invited me to a gathering of his beer aficionado friends at a neighborhood bar. It seemed like a typical bar hang — until one of the guys planted a little flag on the table: an insignia for their group.
Five years ago I was in Berlin for a few months, and my friend Michael invited me to a gathering of his beer aficionado friends at a neighborhood bar. It seemed like a typical bar hang — until one of the guys planted a little flag on the table: an insignia for their group.
What should you do when a rich friend invites you on a holiday?
(rnz.co.nz)
You know that free-spirited friend, the one with way more disposable income than you?
You know that free-spirited friend, the one with way more disposable income than you?
Faux Friendship (2009)
(utne.com)
We live in an age when friendship has become both all and nothing at all.
We live in an age when friendship has become both all and nothing at all.
Adventures with Jean
(theamericanscholar.org)
Striking up a friendship with an older writer meant accepting the risk of getting hurt
Striking up a friendship with an older writer meant accepting the risk of getting hurt
Hot Friend Compounds: The 'let's all buy a house together' dream, but real
(sfstandard.com)
The ‘live near friends’ movement has morphed into Hot Friend Compounds.
The ‘live near friends’ movement has morphed into Hot Friend Compounds.
An Introvert's Field Guide to Friendship: Thoreau on Candid Connection
(themarginalian.org)
Friendship is the sunshine of life — the quiet radiance that makes our lives not only livable but worth living.
Friendship is the sunshine of life — the quiet radiance that makes our lives not only livable but worth living.