People I've met via the internet: 1. Enjoyed talking to 99% of them 2. Regularly keep in touch with 50%+ of them These results are MULTIPLE times bigger than the people I've met via the roulette wheel of life (e.g. School, College, Bars, etc)

Good friends can either: - Make you laugh - Hold you accountable - Help out during dark times - Encourage you to think bigger Great friends can do it all. Rare breed.

Making friends online in 2020 feels like online dating in 2012. Mainstream society - “This is weird” Fringe early adopters & young people - “This is really cool”

Bragging Razor: • If someone brags about their success or happiness, assume it’s half what they claim. • If someone downplays their success or happiness, assume it’s double what they claim. The map is not the terrain.

The only way to be likable in social situations is to drop all strategies and tricks for being likable But you must also not allow THAT to become a strategy

The larger the group of people, the simpler their behavior Talking to one person, you can get lost in the endless intricacies of their story But speaking to thousands, their behavior is completely predictable

You can engage with crowds in two ways: 1. Physical: Sports, music, social gatherings. These are good for you. 2. Intellectual: This is dangerous. You get dumber by joining a crowd's thinking. Key: Engage with groups physically but avoid them intellectually.