{"id":14240,"date":"2023-08-19T20:52:34","date_gmt":"2023-08-19T20:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armanitalks.com\/?p=14240"},"modified":"2023-08-19T20:56:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T20:56:45","slug":"dangers-of-having-too-many-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armanitalks.com\/dangers-of-having-too-many-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Dangers of Having Too Many Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Dangers of Having Too Many Friends<\/h2>\n<pre>The following chapter is from <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3uhgWbb\">Word Play: 101 Short Stories, Essays, and Insights to Improve Communication Skills<\/a><\/pre>\n<p>Having too many friends is nothing to be proud of.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s actually something to view as a red flag.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Humans are creatures of energy.<\/p>\n<p>On a daily basis, there is a finite level of energy to spend.<\/p>\n<p>View energy as money.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t matter if you have a friend circle of 5 or 50.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the energy remains the same.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Say you have 100$.<\/p>\n<p>If you spread it out to 50 friends, then you are giving each of them 2$.<\/p>\n<p>If you spread it out to 5 friends, then you are giving each of them 20$.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t know about you, but if someone gives me 2 bucks, I&#8217;ll probably forget.<\/p>\n<p>But if someone gives me 20 bucks, I\u2019ll think:<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;What a generous fellow.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You can&#8217;t give everyone you meet 20 bucks if you have 100$ to spend.<\/p>\n<p>Same with energy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Which is why it is imperative to place people into groups.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rather than calling everyone a friend, prime the mind to see <a href=\"https:\/\/armanitalks.com\/social-circle\/\">acquaintances<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n<p>Acquaintances are <strong>immensely powerful<\/strong> in the social world.<\/p>\n<p>They get a bad reputation for some reason.<\/p>\n<p>No clue why.<\/p>\n<p>Some people get offended when you call them an acquaintance.<\/p>\n<p>I feel proud.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Acquaintances keep a social circle dynamic.<\/p>\n<p>The cool part?<\/p>\n<p>They don&#8217;t require that much energy!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A friend is someone who you keep consistent touch with.<\/p>\n<p>Someone you provide a consistent stream of energy to.<\/p>\n<p>However, with an acquaintance, one or two touch points a month keeps the social bond strong!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>My social law is:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Keep your friend circle small. This allows for stronger bonds &amp; fewer snakes.<\/li>\n<li>Keep your acquaintance circle large. This allows for more versatility &amp; connections.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>This 2-step principle leads to a network emerging in no time.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>GET THE FULL WORD PLAY BOOK HERE:<\/h2>\n<h2>\ud83d\udcd6\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3uhgWbb\">Paperback\/Kindle<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83d\udcd6\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/B09HMYWJRJ\/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-279997&amp;ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_279997_rh_us\">Audiobook<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u2013 ArmaniTalks\u00a0<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.1.0\/svg\/1f399.svg\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.1.0\/svg\/1f525.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd25\" \/><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dangers of Having Too Many Friends The following chapter is from Word Play: 101 Short Stories, Essays, and Insights to Improve Communication Skills Having too many friends is nothing to be proud of. 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