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The Importance of Assuming People Like You
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Research suggests that assuming people like you can lead to making more friends and feeling less lonely in the long run, while assuming the opposite can have the opposite effect.

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To make friends, one has to assume that people like them and not assume rejections.
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Friendship
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To make friends, one has to assume that people like them and not assume rejections. According to studies, people who believe that friendships happen based on effort are less lonely five years later than those who think it is based on luck.

Chapter
The Importance of Assuming People Like You
Episode
The secret to making new friends as an adult | Marisa G. Franco
Podcast
TED Talks Daily