5 hrs 22 mins | FAMILY and RELATIONSHIPS | FriendshipWe Should Get Together is the handbook for anyone who's ready for better friendships, now.
• Have you recently moved to a new city and are struggling to make friends?
• Do you find yourself constantly making plans with friends that fall through?
• Are you more likely to see your friends' social media posts than their faces?
You aren't alone. Millions of adults struggle with an uncomfortable and persistent ache: platonic longing, which is the unfulfilled wish for authentic, resilient, close friendships.
But it doesn't have to be this way. Making and maintaining friend...
We Should Get Together is the handbook for anyone who's ready for better friendships, now.
• Have you recently moved to a new city and are struggling to make friends?
• Do you find yourself constantly making plans with friends that fall through?
• Are you more likely to see your friends' social media posts than their faces?
You aren't alone. Millions of adults struggle with an uncomfortable and persistent ache: platonic longing, which is the unfulfilled wish for authentic, resilient, close friendships.
But it doesn't have to be this way. Making and maintaining friendships during adulthood can be hard or, with a bit of intention and creativity, joyful.
Author Kat Vellos, experience designer and founder of Better Than Small Talk, tackles the four most common challenges of adult friendship: constant relocation, full schedules, the demands of partnership and family, and our culture's declining capacity for compassion and intimacy in the age of social media.
Combining expert research and personal stories pulled from conversations with hundreds of adults, We Should Get Together is the critically acclaimed, much-beloved, modern guide for making and maintaining stronger friendships.
With this book, you will learn to:
• Make and maintain friendships when you (or your friends) keep moving
• Have deeper and more meaningful conversations
• Triumph over awkwardness in social situations
• Become less dependent on your phone
• Identify and prioritize quality connections
• Find time for friendship despite your busy calendar
• Create closer, more durable friendships
Full of relatable stories, evidence-based guidance, practical tips, and 55 suggested activities, We Should Get Together is the perfect book for anyone who wants to have dedicated, life-enriching friends and who wants to be that kind of friend, too.
| # | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Opening Credits |
0 mins 13 secs |
| 2. | Part 1: Why Friendship Matters and the Elements of Good Ones |
0 mins 09 secs |
| 3. | Introduction |
23 mins 13 secs |
| 4. | Defining Friendship |
2 mins 45 secs |
| 5. | How Friendship Got So Complicated |
17 mins 06 secs |
| 6. | Hydroponic Friendship |
5 mins 57 secs |
| 7. | Seeds Of Connection |
1 mins 43 secs |
| 8. | Proximity |
3 mins 56 secs |
| 9. | Try It: Proximity |
3 mins 41 secs |
| 10. | Frequency |
6 mins 13 secs |
| 11. | Try It: Frequency |
2 mins 41 secs |
| 12. | Compatibility |
10 mins 44 secs |
| 13. | Try It: Compatibility |
3 mins 50 secs |
| 14. | Commitment |
9 mins 51 secs |
| 15. | Try It: Commitment |
2 mins 33 secs |
| 16. | Putting It Into Practice |
4 mins 07 secs |
| 17. | Part 2: The Four Main Friendship Challenges and How to Overcome Them |
0 mins 10 secs |
| 18. | Challenge 1: Finding Belonging in a Hypermobile World |
4 mins 42 secs |
| 19. | Be Here Now |
4 mins 03 secs |
| 20. | Try It: Talk to Strangers |
1 mins 22 secs |
| 21. | Make It Work |
6 mins 20 secs |
| 22. | Try It: Work It Out |
0 mins 52 secs |
| 23. | #MoNewFriends |
12 mins 16 secs |
| 24. | Try It: Be the Captain of a Tiny Ship |
2 mins 13 secs |
| 25. | Get Comfortable |
11 mins 49 secs |
| 26. | Try It: Get Real, Get Comfortable; Tackle a To-Do Together |
1 mins 49 secs |
| 27. | Settle In |
10 mins 53 secs |
| 28. | Challenge 2: Fitting Friendship Into Your Busy Life |
2 mins 07 secs |
| 29. | Get Unbusy |
3 mins 08 secs |
| 30. | Try It: Take It Easy |
1 mins 14 secs |
| 31. | Take Control of Your Time |
4 mins 42 secs |
| 32. | Make Room for Spaciousness |
3 mins 14 secs |
| 33. | Try It: Just Sit There |
0 mins 58 secs |
| 34. | Recontextualize Busy |
3 mins 38 secs |
| 35. | Try It: A Week Without Time; Do a 30-Day Busyness Detox |
2 mins 25 secs |
| 36. | Double Down on Showing Up |
5 mins 32 secs |
| 37. | Try It: Embrace the Telephone; Friendship Staycation Weekend |
3 mins 01 secs |
| 38. | Challenge 3: Blending Friendship with Partnership and Family |
2 mins 02 secs |
| 39. | Dude, Where's My Friends |
2 mins 25 secs |
| 40. | Try It: 3-sided Balance |
2 mins 19 secs |
| 41. | Lonely Parent |
4 mins 59 secs |
| 42. | Try It: Blast from the Past; Nurture Existing Friendships |
2 mins 24 secs |
| 43. | Parent Town |
1 mins 34 secs |
| 44. | Try It: Go Hyperlocal |
0 mins 46 secs |
| 45. | Keeping Everyone Happy |
0 mins 46 secs |
| 46. | Try It: Bigger Invites |
0 mins 42 secs |
| 47. | Outside Looking In |
2 mins 47 secs |
| 48. | Try It: Cut to the Chase; Enjoy the Moment |
1 mins 52 secs |
| 49. | Remember to Breathe; Poem: "Warp and Weft" by Sarah Dunning Park |
3 mins 01 secs |
| 50. | Challenge 4: Getting Better at Getting Closer |
2 mins 23 secs |
| 51. | Antisocial Media |
8 mins 33 secs |
| 52. | Try It: Go Behind the Scenes; Do a Social Media Unshare |
1 mins 54 secs |
| 53. | Imaginary Friends |
3 mins 58 secs |
| 54. | Try It: Friendcast |
0 mins 55 secs |
| 55. | Ask Better Questions |
5 mins 03 secs |
| 56. | Try It: Better Conversations Today |
1 mins 11 secs |
| 57. | So Awkward |
11 mins 02 secs |
| 58. | Try It: Get Over Awkwardness; Feelings and Needs; Magic Ball of Anything; 5-4-3-2-1 |
5 mins 17 secs |
| 59. | Face The Music |
7 mins 05 secs |
| 60. | Try It: Be a Better Listener; Give Better Apologies |
2 mins 25 secs |
| 61. | Ask For Help |
14 mins 50 secs |
| 62. | Try It: Check Your Safety Nets; Go Old School |
2 mins 37 secs |
| 63. | From Friendship to Community |
12 mins 32 secs |
| 64. | Part 3: Bold New Approaches for Cultivating Friendship, and Next Steps |
0 mins 11 secs |
| 65. | Next Level How to Accelerate Any Friendship |
0 mins 08 secs |
| 66. | Zero to Sixty in Two Weeks |
2 mins 48 secs |
| 67. | The Friendship Incubator |
8 mins 00 secs |
| 68. | Making It Real |
4 mins 15 secs |
| 69. | Where I'm at Now |
7 mins 07 secs |
| 70. | Your Turn |
3 mins 45 secs |
| 71. | End Credits |
0 mins 33 secs |
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