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It seems like we spend less and less time with friends and loved ones as we grow older. We look for ways to fight this trend and become a social outlier.
Show notes and links: collegeinfogeek.com/live-a-less-lonely-life
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Timestamps!
0:00:40 – How much time you spend with people as you age
0:10:10 – Taking steps to being more social
0:15:25 – Volunteering
0:23:09 – Sponsor: Dashlane (Managing your passwords)
0:25:15 – Sponsor: Skillshare (Learning new skills)
0:28:42 – Going to meetups and making yourself available
0:45:53 – Thoughts on family
0:53:07 – Trello system for maintaining relationships
0:58:30 – Doing scary stuff
1:04:22 – Going from small talk to interesting conversations
1:07:20 – Regaining that feeling of social ambience
1:21:43 – Being alone without being lonely
1:25:49 – Conclusion
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Find all episodes (including episodes #1-99) of the podcast here:
collegeinfogeek.com/cast
My book "10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades" is completely free, so check it out if you're interested in improving your grades!
collegeinfogeek.com/get-better-grades
Subscribe to my main channel: youtube.com/thomasfrank
Skillshare: with thousands of courses in a wide range of different skills, Skillshare can help you take things to the next level. If you're one of the first 500 people to use this link, you can also get started with 2 free months of unlimited learning (including Thomas' new Habit-Building class!) at skillshare.com/geek.
Dashlane can help make your online experience safer and more convenient with password management, VPN, form filling and more. Head over to dashlane.com/collegeinfogeek for a free 30-day trial, and once you've fallen in love you can use the code 'collegeinfogeek' for 10% off your subscription.
Big thanks to Skillshare and Dashlane for sponsoring this week's episode!
It seems like we spend less and less time with friends and loved ones as we grow older. We look for ways to fight this trend and become a social outlier.
Show notes and links: collegeinfogeek.com/live-a-less-lonely-life
Follow Thomas:
Twitter ➔ twitter.com/tomfrankly
Instagram ➔ instagram.com/tomfrankly
Follow Martin:
Twitter ➔ twitter.com/yomartholomew
Instagram ➔ instagram.com/yomartholomew
Want to listen to the podcast from anywhere? Subscribe to the audio-only feed:
Apple Podcasts ➔ buff.ly/2m3fu9G
Spotify ➔ buff.ly/2CZ6Ltx
Google Play ➔ buff.ly/2m3fnuG
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Timestamps!
0:00:40 – How much time you spend with people as you age
0:10:10 – Taking steps to being more social
0:15:25 – Volunteering
0:23:09 – Sponsor: Dashlane (Managing your passwords)
0:25:15 – Sponsor: Skillshare (Learning new skills)
0:28:42 – Going to meetups and making yourself available
0:45:53 – Thoughts on family
0:53:07 – Trello system for maintaining relationships
0:58:30 – Doing scary stuff
1:04:22 – Going from small talk to interesting conversations
1:07:20 – Regaining that feeling of social ambience
1:21:43 – Being alone without being lonely
1:25:49 – Conclusion
---------
Find all episodes (including episodes #1-99) of the podcast here:
collegeinfogeek.com/cast
My book "10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades" is completely free, so check it out if you're interested in improving your grades!
collegeinfogeek.com/get-better-grades
Subscribe to my main channel: youtube.com/thomasfrank
