Graham Isador, Men are Lonely, So Why is it so Hard For Them to Make Friends

When trying to meet new people,  one of the best ways to succeed is a sustained effort and participating in tasks you are already drawn towards. … If I were giving advice to a young guy, I’d say find the thing that you can see yourself really enjoying regardless of the outcome. Then do these

Oliver Burkeman, Four Thousand Weeks

It follows from all this then, that spending at least some of your leisure time “wastefully”, focused solely on the pleasure of the experience, is the only way not to waste it – to truly be at leisure, rather than covertly engaged in future-focused self improvement. In order to fully inhabit the only life you