Tag: friendship
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31/365: On gathering and maintaining friends
Was pondering the point about the intentionality of social gatherings once again – how social gatherings without intention feel like a waste of time, make you feel drained and tired whereas those with intention feel meaningful and restorative. I think this intentionality applies to investing and maintaining friendships as well. And I don’t mean the…
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20/365: Stop being a social princess
I don’t like CNY weekends. I would normally plan ahead and jet off somewhere in order to fully utilise these holidays, but I have to ration out my leave this year since the revenge travel bug made me firm up two big trips in the upcoming months already. I don’t like CNY weekends because there…
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19/365: Adult friendships
Friendship is a reciprocal arrangement. You are not morally obliged to support someone who is making the world a worse place. Quite the opposite. You should choose people who want things to be better, not worse. it’s a good thing, not a selfish thing, to choose people who are good for you. It’s appropriate and…
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16/365: Intentional friendships
I disagree that you don’t make new friends after 60. What you have to do is you have to be intentional. You have to pursue people that you want to be friends with. And you have to say “I’m intentionally wanting to be your friend.” And it works. People hear that and then stick around,…
Frank Chen 