💭 # 16 - Adult Friendships / Friends Across Generations / Depression
Hi friends, welcome to the latest edition of One Percent Wiser, a compendium of resources to help you live better.
"Truth springs from argument amongst friends"— David Hume
📺 “Friends” and the illusion of perfect adult friendships
Kate Young | May 2021 | Living Intentionally
With the Friends reunion giving everyone a possibly unhealthy dose of nostalgia this past week, this article takes a more critical look at adult friendships. I was shocked to learn that over 22 percent of millennials say they have no friends at all. This is a big increase from previous generations and speaks to the increasingly atomised lives many of us lead.
👬 Why Having Friends of Different Ages Matters
Elizabeth Bennett | April 2021 | Living Intentionally
Continuing the subject of friends this week with another article about friendship across generations. It's easy to stick just to the comfort of our familiar friends from school or college, but this article made me think about the friends I have across generations. I found the point about bringing a fresh perspective to the challenges we face in our lives. If we only have friends of a similar age to ourselves, we only get input from a very narrow band of lived experience.
⬛️ A Few Thoughts on Depression
Noah Smith | May 2021 | Optimal Thinking
Even if you have manage to avoid ever feeling depressed yourself, likely someone you know or are close with will be depressed at some point. A friend of mine recently struggled with some mental issues that I failed to spot early. Luckily he is doing better now, but I should have been more attentive. If and when this happens to someone you love, this article is a great primer for how you can think about supporting them through it.
Welcome to everyone who joined the newsletter this week. I hope that some of the ideas here resonated with you and help you live more intentionally.
Thanks for reading 🙏
Jamie
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