We Should Get Together, Kat Vellos
We Should Get Together, Kat Vellos
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We Should Get Together
The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships

Author: Kat Vellos

Narrator: Kat Vellos

Unabridged: 5 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Kat Vellos

Published: 10/10/2022


Synopsis

We Should Get Together is the handbook for anyone who's ready for better friendships, now.• Have you recently moved to a new city and are struggling to make friends? • Do you find yourself constantly making plans with friends that fall through?• Are you more likely to see your friends' social media posts than their faces? You aren't alone. Millions of adults struggle with an uncomfortable and persistent ache: platonic longing, which is the unfulfilled wish for authentic, resilient, close friendships.But it doesn't have to be this way. Making and maintaining friendships during adulthood can be hard or, with a bit of intention and creativity, joyful. Author Kat Vellos, experience designer and founder of Better Than Small Talk, tackles the four most common challenges of adult friendship: constant relocation, full schedules, the demands of partnership and family, and our culture's declining capacity for compassion and intimacy in the age of social media. Combining expert research and personal stories pulled from conversations with hundreds of adults, We Should Get Together is the critically acclaimed, much-beloved, modern guide for making and maintaining stronger friendships. With this book, you will learn to:• Make and maintain friendships when you (or your friends) keep moving• Have deeper and more meaningful conversations• Triumph over awkwardness in social situations• Become less dependent on your phone• Identify and prioritize quality connections• Find time for friendship despite your busy calendar• Create closer, more durable friendships Full of relatable stories, evidence-based guidance, practical tips, and 55 suggested activities, We Should Get Together is the perfect book for anyone who wants to have dedicated, life-enriching friends and who wants to be that kind of friend, too.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Carrie

Kat. Vellos. Remember that name because you’re going to need to refer to her work again and again. As someone who spends her days thinking about relationships and community (and who prides herself on spending time on close friendships), I was surprised just how much I learned from this book and how......more

Goodreads review by Matthew

Sadly not for me. It’s a fun book, no doubt, and has lots of great suggestions on how to make and maintain friendships. But I’m a structural analysis man. I need me that macroeconomic perspective. I need that neoliberalism call-out. Anything short of that is just feeling empty to me at the moment. In......more

Goodreads review by Sophie

Kat Vellos has the warmest voice, offering gentle advice and stories about friendship struggles and successes with humor. I came away from every chapter with ideas for how to strengthen my friend life and (unlike some "inpiring" books that can leave me feeling overwhelmed) a sense of gumption to do......more

I love this book! Halfway thru reading it, I was so inspired I contacted 7 old friends and 2 new connections. Kat Vellos’ writing has a levity and joy that made it super easy to read. A mixture of empirical research, stories, wonderful illustrations, and tips, it provides a wealth of inspiration and......more

Goodreads review by MMill

This book about friendship talks about the difficulties of making deep, lasting friendships as adults and provides strategies to make them happen even when everyone is super busy and more comfortable behind a screen than in-person. While some of the tips make a lot of sense, too many of them see ver......more