A Hack for Building Friendships
My sister Mindy has a knack for making and retaining friendships. Not only is she very friendly, but she puts a lot of time, thought and effort into keeping those friendships vibrant and active. I, on the other hand, tend to be much more task-oriented than relationship-oriented. At any given time, I am keenly aware of a myriad of tasks that I intend to accomplish. I appreciate the value of friends, but if left to my own devices, I will rarely seek out times to enrich friendships as these don't help me to check off items on my immediate to-do list. My wife Christine has even more of an appreciation for good friendships than I do, but she is similarly unlikely to organize get-togethers or plan lunches with friends. She is, however, a great cook and very willing to have people over to our house. This opens up a unique opportunity for us to invite people over on a regular basis. A few years ago, we started inviting a couple we like to come over to our house for dinner and bo