For a long while, Iâve been living with a particular question:
What if the measure of a day wasnât how much we achieved, improved, or ticked off a to-do listâbut how deeply we connected, how much attention we offered, or how warmly we showed up for the people in our lives?
A social life, with friends explores this very question (and many others), and Iâd love for you to join me in delving deeper.
As longtime readers and listeners will know, I paused paid subscriptions while I reconsidered the format and cadence of this work.
Now, with newfound momentum, Iâm welcoming paid subscriptions againânot just to sustain this space, but to help it grow. Your support directly fuels new essays, bonus experiments, and (with enough backing) the return of the podcast.
If youâve enjoyed recent essays like friend soup, the lost art of sitting around, and following the enthusiasm, becoming a paid subscriber is the best way to keep this project flourishingâand be part of its unfolding.
A gift for friends, existing and new!
To mark this new beginning, Iâve also prepared a gift for paid subscribers: a beautifully designed, printable poster version of the popular 101 ways to make and maintain friendships article.
Paid subscribers can download the poster below, and print their very own copy to serve as a tangible reminder that itâs connection that counts.
For those who wish to show extra support for this meaningful project, thereâs also the option to upgrade your subscription and contribute an amount of your choosingâevery bit helps bring more of this work into the world!
Available to download now for paid subscribers â¨
This special subscriber gift serves as both inspiration and an invitation to create momentum in your social life.
Thoughtfully designed by Liz Cosentino at Sole Studio, the poster features over 100+ ideas collected from my interviews, experiments and readers so you can:
Pick an idea at random to spark a conversation or make a plan
Feel the satisfaction of ticking off things you try
Keep it on your fridge or by your desk as a daily reminder
Create accountability for mini social-life experiments
Share it with a friend to deepen connection.
