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Relationship Building Assorted Tips

The ability to build relationships is ultimately based on your overall comfort interacting with other people. If you’re consistently spending time with others, and having positive interactions, it’s a lot easier to do social things successfully. For the most part, people want you to succeed when you interact with them. They want comfortable, relaxed interactionsContinue reading “Relationship Building Assorted Tips”

The Logistics Of Small Talk

Who should I talk to? Broadly speaking, if you’re going to a hobby, a sport, or a class that meets regularly, you should be able to approach anyone you’ve seen more than once or twice, and you’ll likely be well-received. So, if you’re in an area you regularly frequent, the people you often see areContinue reading “The Logistics Of Small Talk”

Starting Small Talk

“You may feel like home is the anchor in your storm, but leaving may well save you from drowning.” – Jay Dhanan On the internet, there’s a whole lot of spectacle. Many influencers promote a quick scheme to suddenly have all you’ve ever wanted. Whether it’s mewing, the perfect supplement, or a get-rich-quick course, there’sContinue reading “Starting Small Talk”

Social Skills Self-Assessment

“[Only] what gets measured, gets managed” – Peter Drucker One key tool that will help you in your friendship journey is self-assessment. The aim of this chapter is to provide a comprehensive self-assessment that identifies key areas of improvement. This exam stays between us, so please assess yourself honestly. It’s better to do so becauseContinue reading “Social Skills Self-Assessment”

Some Common Myths (about friendship)

Part of the reason that making friends in-person on the internet age is challenging is that the internet age lacks thoughtful moderation and synthesis. Anyone can have an opinion, any of the time, about anything. Unfortunately for us, there are more ways to be wrong than to be right. Worse, Hollywood, America’s royal family, seemsContinue reading “Some Common Myths (about friendship)”

Proposed Outline for Men Need Friends Book:

Introduction: Encouragement and onboarding. This section aims to connect the dots between buying the book and approaching the content. This introduction aims to explain to the reader that the journey towards friendship is one that’ll take time. So, you want in on this? In this section, I want to start by establishing who I am,Continue reading “Proposed Outline for Men Need Friends Book:”

Places, People, and Personhood

It’s been said many a time that you are the people you spend the most time with. Despite this, many people rebel from the people they’ve grown around. The recipe for person-hood must be more complex than simply you = others. This is why I think it’s important to recognize that the places, environment, andContinue reading “Places, People, and Personhood”

What can I help you with? I’m building a male friendship course and I want your feedback

I recently learned that 53% of men are dissatisfied in their relationships with their friends and that 1/7 men have no close friends. This number is frightening to me, because a lack of friendships makes it 25% more likely that someone dies in the next four years. And, that’s not even considering the mental anguishContinue reading “What can I help you with? I’m building a male friendship course and I want your feedback”