Ditching Dead Wood
I am amazed at the capacity for habit in humankind. Even when it applies to interpersonal relationships.
It seems to me, that in a culture of limited time and energy, I have to be really proprietary about who gets my resources. If I were a business, I'd fail if I allowed dead weight to remain. Well, I'm an individual, and I've learned individuals fail -- or languish or become toxic -- if they allow dead weight to stay in inner circles.
If you want to be my friend, you'll be real. You'll be reliable. You'll be communicative.
Express. Emote. Exchange. Evolve.