Keep a note for everyone I meet, with some thoughts about them.
This way you can keep friends against entropy
remember forever known yet unknown friends
Be true with your friends, let not life pass you by. But if you have to, make these mistakes yourself.
Travel to meet yourself so that you may be a better friend.
private is how some of it happens: two strangers, one conversation, gone by evening.
Networking is really just this scaled up — how do you get a job? Networking. How do you know an idea is good? Same answer. shared experience is what actually bonds people, hardship more than comfort. observe, ask Questions, and per Written instructions don’t trust word of mouth — memories get rewritten.
meaning mostly comes down to a good job, a partner, a trusting family. short term versus long term wanting is the tension underneath most of it. all you need are friends, because everything else — the job, the phone, the feed — is fake next to it.
basics: rest, eat well, don’t be hard on yourself.
But above all, make space. quote
Make space for others. For something to happen. Just make a meeting with friends. Just drop everything else and speak with your loved ones, away from distractions.
What belongs in this room
One note per person I meet, and what I keep learning about holding on to people: how you meet them, what actually bonds you, and why it decays when left alone. friends against entropy, Networking, private, shared experience, remember, unknown friends.
Not here: noticing my own patterns — that is private. Something a friend built that I recommend — Shared. Nearly all of this room is private, for reasons that should be obvious.