Haven't read Part 1? Check it out here!   Welcome back, friend. So, you’ve taken the leap. You got out of the house, met some people, maybe even asked for a follow-up hang. That’s huge. But now the question is: how do you make it last? Friendship, like any living thin...

  Are you lonely?   Do you have a close partner or friends, or a wider social network? Do you have people you can connect with, and depend on? Whether or not you have these things, do you feel lonely day to day?   Connection is a basic human need, but it’s one that many of us feel w...

How does state-dependent learning affect skill-building? Imagine this. You take a well-regarded communications course and learn the skills of curiosity, empathy, and self-expression. You come home and use the skills with your partner, which they love. Until…things go wrong. You’ve been practicing...

  There was a time, not so long ago, when curiosity felt like an impossible skill for me. I would sit in a conversation, racking my brain for anything I could say. The only options were to talk about myself - which felt awkward unless they’d asked - say a non sequitur, or come up with a question...