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neilpasricha.bsky.social • 14 days ago

Do you ever feel lonely? Or know others who do?

I certainly felt devastatingly lonely when I crash-landed downtown after my divorce years ago.

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tomowenswriter.bsky.social•14 days ago

Those post-divorce lonely feelings mushroomed early.

No one ever warned me that friends of ours would pick sides.

Those who chose Team HER disappeared into silence. POOF! No goodbyes, no explanations.

neilpasricha.bsky.social•14 days ago

Suddenly I had no friends, no family, and no social structure around me. It took me time to invent a two-word philosophy to kick myself out of the gloom and doom.

neilpasricha.bsky.social•14 days ago

What was it?

Say Yes.

I know it’s not revolutionary but it changed my behaviour so much.

neilpasricha.bsky.social•14 days ago

Suddenly with my new philosophy I was saying yes to anything I was asked to do. I found myself volunteering for charity functions, going to the play with six people in the audience, and saying yes to any event, literally any event, anybody asked me to attend.

neilpasricha.bsky.social•14 days ago

Yes puts you in situations you’re not comfortable with.

Yes helps you get out there.

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