From the course: Happiness Tips

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When to reduce the number of your friends

When to reduce the number of your friends

From the course: Happiness Tips

When to reduce the number of your friends

- Since relationships with people are the biggest source of happiness, way more important than material things, for example, I'm going to spend a bit of time on the subject of your friends. In order to spend more happy time with your friends, there are three main actions to be done: getting rid of friend who don't make you happy anymore, getting back in touch with friends who you've neglected, and spending more time with the friends who you do already spend some time with. So, to start with, let's think about the question, who should I spend less time with? Maybe you've grown apart from some people, maybe they've just become a bit boring or too work-obsessed, or they talk about their kids the whole time, maybe you feel that when you see them, you're no longer learning anything new from talking with them. So, I think the first thing to do is to make a list of everyone you can think of. And then, rather than just keep or dump, which is pretty harsh, I'd recommend putting against each…

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