1 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:16,600 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: tip is to mix and match friends when you are 4 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:24,319 Speaker 1: planning something fun. If you like one person and you 5 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 1: like another person, the odds that the two of them 6 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 1: will get along are very high, so it is absolutely 7 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 1: fine to get together with both of them at the 8 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 1: same time. Your friends are my friends and my friends 9 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 1: are your friends. As the song goes, and the more 10 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 1: we get together, the happier will be. So if you 11 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 1: are like a lot of people, you are probably spending 12 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 1: some time actively rebuilding relationships with people you didn't see 13 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: as often in the last couple of years. Spending one 14 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 1: on one time with people is wonderful, but especially when 15 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 1: we are talking about people that we like but haven't 16 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:08,319 Speaker 1: been best friends with for decades. This re establishment of 17 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: relationships doesn't have to be a one at a time endeavor. Instead, 18 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:17,319 Speaker 1: why not get together with two or more people at once. 19 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 1: Let's say you have two friends who love Dalton Abbey 20 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 1: but who aren't in the same social circles. One's a neighbor, 21 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 1: one's a colleague. Why not invite both of them to 22 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 1: go see the new movie with you. You'll get to 23 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:34,760 Speaker 1: catch up with both of them, and you'll all get 24 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 1: to watch a movie you want to see. They'll both 25 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:40,399 Speaker 1: get to meet someone new with whom they have at 26 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: least one thing in common. Want to run a five 27 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 1: k benefiting a charity you volunteer for. Why not invite 28 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 1: your volunteer colleague and your running body to run it 29 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 1: with you. No worries if they only know each other 30 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:58,200 Speaker 1: vaguely or even not at all. It's just a run 31 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 1: and they'll get to know each other better along the way. 32 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 1: Plus you will probably get to know the two of 33 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 1: them better, since the chemistry is different when we have 34 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 1: different people in the mix. I recently read an article 35 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:14,960 Speaker 1: in The New York Times that captured what a thrill 36 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 1: it is as our world's broaden again to run into 37 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 1: people with whom we have weak ties. Your best friend's 38 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 1: work friend, your mom's neighbor, your gym buddy's sister, and 39 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 1: so forth. People you might see when you're at bigger 40 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 1: get togethers, or you happen to cross paths with, but 41 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 1: you wouldn't reach out to directly. Weak ties may help 42 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:40,960 Speaker 1: us find jobs or partners, and these people may share 43 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 1: information with us that our strong ties can't simply because 44 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 1: our strong ties know the same things and people we do. 45 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:53,799 Speaker 1: But even beyond all that, running into weak ties creates 46 00:02:53,840 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 1: more variety and delight in daily life. So consider inviting 47 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 1: more than one friend on the next outing you plan. 48 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:07,360 Speaker 1: You can create novelty for your friends by mixing and 49 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 1: matching people for your get togethers, and you could see 50 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:13,799 Speaker 1: more people you love without going out more than your 51 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 1: schedule or budget allows. Your friends are my friends. Even 52 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 1: on the off chance that something strange happens and there's 53 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:25,639 Speaker 1: a little friction between two of your friends who hail 54 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 1: from different social circles, my guess is that if you 55 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:33,640 Speaker 1: like both of them, they are both well behaved enough 56 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 1: to deal with it, it will be fine for a 57 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 1: few hours. There's very little downside and a lot of 58 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 1: upside if you take the chance. In the meantime, this 59 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 1: is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making the 60 00:03:51,880 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 1: most of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear 61 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 1: from you. 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