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Find your people

Plain answers for the hard parts of adult life: making friends, calming down, doomscrolling, and starting over in a new town. Each one points you at a small thing you can try this week.

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How to make friends as an adultMaking friends after 30 is hard because the easy structures are gone. Here is what actually works, plus a small thing to try this week.How to calm down fast when you can't switch offWired and tired at the same time? Here is a 60-second way to calm down fast, why it works, and how to make it stick.High-functioning loneliness, when you're fine but not okayYou look fine on paper and still feel alone. Here is what high-functioning loneliness is, why it happens, and the smallest way out.How to stop doomscrolling (without quitting your phone)You doomscroll and you hate it. Here is why willpower fails, the one swap that works, and a real thing to do instead.How to meet people in a new cityYou moved and you don't know anyone. Here is the fastest honest way to meet people in a new city and find your footing.Start with something to doNot looking to "make friends"? Start with a run, a walk, a sauna night or a game night. The people part happens on the way.Just the timer, no fluffWant a plain breathing or sitting timer without the extra stuff? Here is how to use Mindless with nothing else attached.

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