
Engineering Friendship

You don’t want to be a phony transactional networker. You want this to become an organic, serendipitous, natural friendship, right?
Eric Barker • Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong
Chapter Thirteen: Be a True Friend
Laurence Endersen • Pebbles of Perception: How a Few Good Choices Make All The Difference

The problem with relationships is often one of quality rather than quantity. One firm believer in this principle is Shasta Nelson, who writes about friendship and hosts a podcast called Frientimacy . The title is a nod to what she believes many people are hungry for: not friends, per se, but real intimacy with those friends. “We don’t need to meet ... See more
Your next best friend
