Let's Get Together Soon
And other things I say but rarely follow through on.
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Friendship doesn’t happen by accident anymore.
Articles from Connection Playbook, Chris Carey’s newsletter on building and keeping real friendships as an adult.
This Isn't Just a Men's Crisis
What happens when we look past the headline.
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Do you have close friends?
It's a harder question than it sounds.
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The Chart That Should Make Every Ambitious Person Uncomfortable
Harvard tracked over 700 people for 85 years. Asked what they'd change, they said less time on careers, more on people. You have time to close the gap.
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The Grief Crisis Nobody Is Naming
A friendship that fades slowly leaves grief without a funeral. Why we rarely notice the loss, and why it lingers when we don't name it.
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You didn't forget how to make friends. You never learned.
A post I shared yesterday is making the rounds, so I want to dig into it a little deeper here.
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Take stock of your friendships.
Before you can rebuild, you have to see where things really stand. The Friendship Audit is a short, honest look at your closest relationships and where the gaps are. Enter your email and I’ll send it your way.
When Lives Stop Overlapping
Andrew and I were inseparable in high school, then our lives stopped overlapping. How many friendships have you lost this way?
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Are We Good?
I haven’t heard from my neighborhood friends in a while, and I keep wondering: Is this just winter in Minnesota, or did I do something?
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The measurable crowded out the meaningful
Income is easy to measure. The traits that make a great friend aren't. So we optimize careers while friendships drift unnoticed.
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