Ifyoufeelatpresentthatyoudon’thaveenoughfriendsinyourlife，onereasonmaybethatyouhaveletyourselfbecometoobusytomaketimefortherelationshipsyoualreadyhave.
Startingandkeepingfriendshiprequireseffortandcommitment．Manyofusletourlivesbecomesobusywithworkandothercommitmentsthatwedon’tgetaroundtoschedulingtimeforpleasureandrenewal（叙旧，更新）withthefriends，relativesandacquaintanceswealreadyhave．
Makingtheefforttocallyourfriendsmoreregularlyandtoacceptmoreoftheinvitationsyoureceivefromotherscanimproveyoursociallifeinahurry!
Arethereanypeopleyoucouldcallrightnowandbeassuredofapleasantwelcome?Aretherepeoplethatyoucouldcountontohelpyouintimeofdifficulty?Canyouhaveclosetalkswiththem?Doyouhavefunwhenyouaretogether?Areyouhappytohavetheminyourlife?
Ifyouhaven’tseenmuchofthemlatelyisitbecauseyouhavebecometoobusy?Haveyougrownapart?Wasthereanargument?
Ifthemainreasonyouhaven’tbeengettingtogetherwiththepeopleyoualreadyknowisbecauseyouhavegottentoobusytakeagoodlookathowyouspendyourtime．Compareitwithyourrealvaluesandpriorities（优先考虑的事）inlife．Isyourbusylifestylereallybringingyouthequalityoflifethatyouwant?
Ifyouhavebecometoobusyforfriends，whyhasthishappened?Areyouseekingmaterialtoysinyourlifeattheexpenseofrelationshipswithotherhumanbeings?Haveyouallowedyourtimetobeover-committedbecauseyouneversay“No”toanyone?Doyouinsistondoingthingsyourselfthatcouldbedelegatedtoothers?Ifsowhy?Doyoubelievethateverythingdependsonyou?
Examinewhetherthewayyouarenowspendingyourtimeaccuratelyreflectsyourdeepestvaluesandpriorities．Makesurethatyouscheduleadequatetimeforthethingsthataretrulymostimportanttoyou．
Ifyoureallywanttokeepfriendsinyourlifemakeaspaceinyourscheduleandaspaceinyourheartforthem.
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