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How to Live Near Your Friends - by Priya - offscript

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Hi, I’m Priya, and I live in New York City. Twenty-two of my friends live within walking distance of me. My husband and I created a geographical friend cluster over the course of 15 months. People tell me that their friends talk about living near each other too. And yet, almost no one I’ve talked to has successfully clustered their friend group. So today I'm going to show you how to. One note: clustering your friends is a HARD problem. Otherwise, you would have done it already! Thus, the advice I'll give requires hard work. There are no shortcuts here – but the end result is worth it. My husband and I have hosted a weekly dinner party for over a year. We host it even when we're tired or depressed or busy or feeling anti-social. We host it because of the magical friendship group juju that arises out of regularity. But a side effect is that our friends have become very familiar with our neighborhood. Plus, they've become familiar with each other. A few years ago, a friend of mine tried t

Hi, I’m Priya, and I live in New York City. Twenty-two of my friends live within walking distance of me. My husband and I created a geographical friend cluster over the course of 15 months. People tell me that their friends talk about living near each other too. And yet, almost no one I’ve talked to has successfully clustered their friend group. So today I'm going to show you how to. One note: clustering your friends is a HARD problem. Otherwise, you would have done it already! Thus, the advice I'll give requires hard work. There are no shortcuts here – but the end result is worth it. My…

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