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fast food, unless they were a slave owner, which the men above were not,
then they weren’t sitting around all day twiddling their thumbs.
So what was the difference between them and us? They weren’t as distracted
from what’s important in life as we are. They didn’t labor under the
belief that watching Lost was an adequate substitution for friendship. And
they didn’t think that checking a buddy’s Facebook update was equivalent
to catching up with him.
It’s amazing that with the proliferation of time-saving devices these
days, we feel busier than ever. Yet, it’s all relative. We’re not busier than ever.
And if we feel that way, it’s because we aren’t prioritizing the right kinds
of things in our lives. And that’s going to change this month, starting with
today’s task.
Today’s Task:
Reconnect With an Old Friend
It’s not as if men like Joshua Speed and Abe Lincoln had an edge on this
friendship business because they stayed in one place their whole lives. Men
back then were just like you; they made close friendships and then often
went their separate ways. The difference is that they made the effort to stay
in touch. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were apart from each other
for 14 years, yet they kept their friendship alive by writing 158 letters to
each other.
So your task today is to make like men of old and reconnect with a
friend, either by letter, phone, or email. Wild dogs shall be released upon
any man who attempts to complete this task via Twitter.
I highly recommend the letter option myself. I personally don’t like talking
on the phone. Letter writing is an excellent tradition to begin with your
buddy, and unlike an email, it begs an answer and will almost certainly not
be ignored.
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