How to deepen a friendship (in half an hour)

Following the pattern of How to Make a Friend (in 10 Days), I wanted condense it down even more. How can you and I deepen an already established friendship in the shortest amount of time and still get meaningful results?

This is what I came up with…

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Takeaway:

  • Call your friend.
  • Chat. Don’t call to specifically get anything out of the conversation… other than a deeper friendship.

Serving Suggestions:

(1) If you think a friend is available and you have half an hour to spare, make a phone call right now.

(2) Repeat (1) each day for a week. You can try calling different friends, maybe repeat call a few of the same ones.

(3) Answer the question: what are your tips for starting phone conversations and then keeping them going?