Meet other people more than halfway.
- When you aim to meet people more than halfway, you’re much more likely to connect in the middle.
If you want to talk to your friend, just call them. You don’t have to play chicken about who’s going to take the first step by thinking like “They haven’t called me, so I’m not going to call them.”
Loneliness is a silent pandemic; assume people want to meet you.
Be the lead organizer of social events for your friends. They all want to hang out, they just suck at organizing things.
- Set up a standing social event with an open-ish invite policy or organize regular activities like Sunday dinners or Saturday brunch clubs to bring friends together consistently.