Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
The quality of your life often comes down to the quality of the relationships you have. That’s why we’re giving a huge f*ck about friendship this week.
While the benefits of having good friends are pretty obvious, the cost of maintaining friendships is often overlooked by a lot of people. We dive into that, plus some advice on when you should and shouldn’t cut off people in your life, and how friends and romantic partners really impact our happiness.
Check it out.
Here’s the paper we discuss, “People perceive parasocial relationships to be effective at fulfilling emotional needs”: nature.com/articles/s41598-024-58069-9
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00:00 Mark’s Halloween Costume
01:34 The F*ck of the Week: How to Be a Better Friend
20:48 Brilliant or Bullsh*t: Cutting Off Parents, Family, or Friends
36:01 Q&A: Can You Be Happy Without Close Friends? Romantic Partners?
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The quality of your life often comes down to the quality of the relationships you have. That’s why we’re giving a huge f*ck about friendship this week.
While the benefits of having good friends are pretty obvious, the cost of maintaining friendships is often overlooked by a lot of people. We dive into that, plus some advice on when you should and shouldn’t cut off people in your life, and how friends and romantic partners really impact our happiness.
Check it out.
Here’s the paper we discuss, “People perceive parasocial relationships to be effective at fulfilling emotional needs”: nature.com/articles/s41598-024-58069-9
Sign up for my newsletter, Your Next Breakthrough. It will help make you a less awful person: markmanson.net/breakthrough
If you’d like to submit a question for us to consider, you can leave it in the comments below or email it to podcast@markmanson.net
00:00 Mark’s Halloween Costume
01:34 The F*ck of the Week: How to Be a Better Friend
20:48 Brilliant or Bullsh*t: Cutting Off Parents, Family, or Friends
36:01 Q&A: Can You Be Happy Without Close Friends? Romantic Partners?
instagram.com/markmanson
twitter.com/IAmMarkManson
facebook.com/Markmansonnet
linkedin.com/in/markmanson
tiktok.com/@iammarkmansonTheme
Theme Song: Icarus Lives by @Periphery, used with permission from Periphery.
