friendship
by Prashanth Narayan and · updated 2mo ago
friendship
- I guess if we’re talking about joy, writing, and being a fully rendered person in the world, my main sources of liveliness are so human and obvious they might seem facile: 1) loving the people I love with full throttle abandon – my guy, our kids, my mom and dad, our gaggle of brothers, my army of girlfriends. So that’s advice, maybe: make as many g... See more
from Rachel DeWoskin Tells Us
Sam Liebeskind added 2mo ago
- social theory: the best way to make new friends is to invite people to do an activity that will occupy enough of their brain capacity such that their defenses will be down and they’ll be a more open version of themselves
Sam Liebeskind added 2mo ago
From The Lily comics archives: Why are adult friendships so hard to make (and keep)? “It can be really difficult to find someone who vibes with you,” writes cartoonist @kagwheeler. Plus, she continues, “We may not have the same opportunities to make new friends that were available to us in school or at that terrible bar gig.” Read more through the link in our bio. #wapocomics
Natalie Audelo added 6mo ago
- I’m increasingly convinced it’s much easier (and happier) to assume strangers are friends you haven’t met yet, than to assume strangers will remain strangers.
from Tweet by Amanda Natividad
rob hardy added 6mo ago
Lani Assaf added 6mo ago
- It's like we're living separate lives that we then tell each other about, not sharing in the living itself.
from Notes on friendship as a co-adventure by Michael Ashcroft
Lani Assaf added 6mo ago
- Hot take: is it harder to make friends these days because we have actually become more shallow? In Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle characterizes three types of friendships: friendships of utility (based on mutual usefulness), friendships of pleasure (based on shared hobbies and… Show more
andrea added 8mo ago
People don't talk about the soul very much anymore. It's so much easier to write a resume than to craft a spirit. But a resume is a cold comfort on a winter night, or when you're sad, or broke, or lonely, or when you've gotten back the test results and they're not so good.
Here is my resume: I am a good mother to three children. I have tried never t
... See morefrom Anna Quindlen's Commencement Address at Villanova by Anna Quindlen
Sam Liebeskind added 8mo ago
Sam Liebeskind added 9mo ago