Tips for Making Friends

play and be spontaneous

• Show up
  Whenever you have a chance to see other people, take it
  For example: go to a party/stop at someone’s desk at work
• Join a group
  With a common interest
• Form a group
  For example: Happiness Project
  High – Tech Meditation
• Say nice things about other people
  Studies show the spontaneous trait transference – people unintentionally
  transfer to you the traits you ascribe to other people
• Set a target
  For example: making 3 new friends in a new situation
• Make an effort to smile
  Studies show the amount of time you smile during a conversation has a
  direct effect on how friendly you’re perceived to be
• Make friends with friends of friends [Triadic closure]
  It expands your circle
• Be aware of cultural differences
  For example: dropping in unannounced

Gretchen Rubin

Miriam Broder

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