Blueprint >> Growth Friends
Disclaimer: This document is in raw form as I process and distill 4 years-worth of my personal development notes. Expect some typos and cryptic language for now. I will be updating frequently and polishing up.
Prescription: Cultivate 5-7 growth friends.
Related Concepts: Happiness, Top 5 People, Information Intake
What is Growth Friends?
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Why is it Important?
Our brains are wired to be social animals. It's really hard to be fulfilled if you don't have quality friends to share your experiences with. Friends are one of the true sources of happiness that lasts.
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Growth Friends: Key Points
Cultivate 5-7 high-quality, life-long friends who you speak to and hang out with on weekly or monthly basis. 1 Even the most introverted person is still a highly social creature. It's in your biology. Your happiness is directly correlated to have at least a few high-quality friends. This is a very strong leverage point for increasing your happiness.
There is a big difference between shallow friends and high-quality life-long friends. Most of us don't have very many high-quality friends. We assume that everyone has dozens of quality friends, but very few people do. There is also a huge difference between quantity and quality of friends. Even 2 high-quality friends are better than 100 shallow ones that you only chat with on Facebook.
Cultivating high-quality friends takes more effort and coordination than simply Facebooking someone. If you want this in your life, you have to go out of your way to build the relationships and invest time and energy into them. Don't take friendships for granted.
References
- High Performance Academy, Brendon Burchard
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