David Cain

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— David Cain wrote:

The culture of the eight-hour workday is big business’ most powerful tool for keeping people in this same dissatisfied state where the answer to every problem is to buy something.

Your Lifestyle Has Already Been Designed | Raptitude

Economy & Finance

— David Cain wrote:

In adulthood, friend-making needs to become intentional if it’s going to happen. The crucial friend-making act is this: you have to ask a not-quite-friend if they want to do something.

How to Make Friends as an Adult | Raptitude

Personal Development

Friend-making

« I am not especially talented at friend-making [...] and I possess correspondingly underdeveloped small-talk skills. ». Such a hard truth about myself too. I never thought about making friends when I was at school because things kind of happen naturally. However, as David Cain states it, adulthood relationships need to become intentional. As I’m getting older, I feel like I need a good excuse to meet someone. Having just a 1:1 drink is freaking me out: 100% awkward. Okay then, let’s make up more excuses to meet up.