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