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The 200-hour rule

Friends are made on a schedule. Book the hours.

PWe reviewed the research: 355 people were tested on it.Friendship and the people around you

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Framework 138 · in one look
How to use it

Friends are made on a schedule. In two surveys it took roughly 50 hours for a casual friend, 90 for a friend and over 200 for a close friend, and hanging out counted far more than working side by side. Pick 2–3 people and book recurring time with them.

How sure we are

P Evidence: promising. Good studies, but small or few. Use it and keep checking.

Sources

Hall 2019 (two surveys, n = 355 and 112).

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