People Like You Because You Think Like You

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The quality people value the most in another person is that they make them feel valued and like they matter. When we engage with people, we say, hi, my name's Marissa. How have you liked this book club so far or how's your day going? You have to show that interest in people, which feels scary because it makes us more vulnerable to rejection. But again, we try to assume people like us.

1. Practical ways to make a friend and become what Dr. Franco calls a “Super-friend.”

2. How to address issues with a friend even if you hate conflict.

3. Why expressing anger is more likely to deepen a relationship than destroy it.

4. How we need to express vulnerability to make friends – but first, what the hell is vulnerability?

5. Destroying the unhelpful myth that friendship happens organically.

About Dr. Franco:

Dr. Marisa G Franco is psychologist, international speaker, and New York Times bestselling author known for digesting and communicating science in ways tha change their lives. She works as a professor at The University of Maryland and authored the New York Times bestseller Platonic: How The Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—and Keep—Friends.

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