{"product_id":"how-to-make-a-friend-a-modern-guide-to-friendship","title":"How to Make a Friend: A Modern Guide to Friendship","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Radha Agrawal understands something our culture has forgotten: friendship is medicine. In \n\u003cem\u003eHow to Make a Friend\u003c\/em\u003e, she offers a heartfelt and practical guide to building the relationships that sustain us, heal us, and bring meaning to our lives. Radha has also been key to helping me create a vibrant community of friends in my own life, which makes this book feel not only insightful, but deeply lived. A timely and essential read.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003eMark Hyman, MD, author of \u003cem\u003eYoung Forever\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"What if the real 'saviour' of our time is not a single person at all... but the community--all of us together? Not someone standing apart from humanity, but a living sense of oneness and togetherness that allows a more loving kind of humanity to emerge. This is where Radha's message, and this beautiful book, come in. It reminds us of something simple and profound: the power of friendship--that warm, non-judgmental support we can offer one another as fellow human beings. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHave we really looked deeply into this phenomenon of friendship? Perhaps not enough. Radha has not only explored it through her research--she lives it. Wherever she goes, she is creating community, nurturing connection, and reminding us how much we belong to one another. May this book inspire us to nourish friendship and friendliness in our own lives. We need it. We thrive on it!\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eDeva Premal, Grammy-nominated mantra singer and chant artist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The loneliness epidemic is catastrophic for America's youth. Connection is the key and Radha Agrawal shows us how with a beautifully hopeful ode to all things friendship. And I should know. I have no friends.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003eRainn Wilson, actor\/writer\/friend\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Only Radha could make the art of friendship feel both urgent and tender at the same time. She writes the way she lives -- with radical warmth, deep honesty, and an unstoppable belief in the power of human connection. Radha is one of the great friends of my life, and this book is a must-read for anyone who has ever longed to be truly known.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003eRegena Thomashauer, \"Mama Gena\" Author of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003ePussy: A Reclamation\u003c\/em\u003e and Founder of the School of Womanly Arts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"This is a beautifully written book that overflows with wisdom. It challenges us to take a hard look at how much we have been caught up in cultural rip tides that leave us isolated and distracted. Reading it helped me realize how many friendships I have neglected or lost by prioritizing work for so long. Radha's words speak directly to the parts of us that hesitate to take the risk or say we're too busy, and, by pulling our heads out of the rip tide, help us see not only the toll our lonely lifestyles take but also the ways we can build fulfilling networks. She becomes a loving, empathic, and patient relationship coach who isn't afraid to own the mistakes she has made. An important antidote to the toxic tendencies that keep us separated.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Schwartz, Ph.D., developer of Internal Family Systems\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRadha Agrawal is a community architect, bestselling author, speaker, DJ, inventor, and investor in mostly women-owned businesses. She is the Co-Founder and CEO of Daybreaker, the global dance, music, and wellness movement in five continents with a community of people around the globe. Since Radha founded Daybreaker in 2013, it has grown to an 800,000+ strong community across 30 cities, in the midst of a 100-city tour in 2025. It has been featured in thousands of publications including the New York Times, The Washington Post, Good Morning America, GQ, and many more. In 2018, Radha published her first book, Belong, a practical guide to building community, which received praise from Esther Perel, Deepak Chopra, and Mark Hyman, and sold 50,000 copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2023, Radha co-founded non-profit The Belong Center alongside prestigious board members including Dr. Mark Hyman and Kimbal Musk, with a mission to gather thought leaders, creatives, and founders to address the greatest epidemic of our time, loneliness. A partnership with UC-Berkeley, its cornerstone program, Belong Circles, has already expanded to 25 cities in just over a year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore becoming a social entrepreneur, Radha co-founded, sold, and invested in multiple nine-figure businesses in the wellness space including reusable period underwear brand THINX. She was named by MTV as \"one of 8 women who will change the world\" and has won numerous entrepreneurship awards and accolades on disruptive innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Radha Agrawal is my identical twin sister, my first friend, and the person I've been building community with since before we were born. From the womb to the tomb--that's our saying, and we mean it. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is hard-won wisdom from a woman who has spent more than 13 years building one of the most joyful, connected communities on the planet through Daybreaker--and a lifetime before that learning the art of belonging inside Japanese classrooms, Hindi gatherings, soccer fields, and school hallways, because our parents insisted we show up for our people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd yes, we've fought. Deeply, messily, twin-level fought. But we always find our way back to each other--because that's what real community actually is: the commitment to repair, every single time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReading this book reminded me how easy it is to let the busyness of building things swallow the very people we're building them for. Radha holds up a mirror--gently, lovingly, without shame--and asks you to look at the friendships you've drifted from, the hellos you talked yourself out of, the connections you told yourself you were too busy for. Her honesty about her own stumbles makes her the most trustworthy kind of guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the loneliest era of modern life, this book is urgent. And Radha is the exact right person to write it.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eMiki Agrawal, Co-founder of TUSHY and HIRO Technologies, and Radha's identical twin sister and first community member (womb edition)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"In an era of growing disconnection, \n\u003cem\u003eHow to Make a Friend: A Modern Guide to Friendship\u003c\/em\u003e offers a timely roadmap. Radha Agrawal translates complex social dynamics into clear, actionable steps, showing that friendship isn't simply a matter of chance--it's something we can intentionally cultivate. I've experienced firsthand the generosity of her friendship, and that same warmth and openness shine throughout this book. Insightful, practical, and engaging, this book reminds us that genuine connection is both possible and essential.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad, professor of psychology and neuroscience, director of the Social Connection \u0026amp; Health Lab at Brigham Young University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"We wouldn't have the mental health crisis we have if we hadn't lost the art of friendship. Values of deep care and compassion that should be core to every friendship are replaced too often by a misguided focus on boundaries and self-care, leaving us better at building walls between us than at the holy art of breaking them down. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRadha Agrawal knows how to write a book about being a good friend because she is one. In the middle of a busy life filled with thousands of people, she has a way of making anyone she's with feel like they're the only person who matters. Friendship isn't just an abstraction to Radha, it's her art form. Friendship is a medicine for the soul and she delivers it on every page.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eMarianne Williamson, author of \u003cem\u003eA Return to Love\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"I've spent my career trying to help people form real relationships in a world that keeps optimizing them away. What Radha gets, and what this book makes you feel in your bones, is that the same thing is happening to friendship. We've quietly traded the slow, messy, inefficient time that connection requires for convenience and comfort. And we're paying for it. This book is a warm, honest guide back to what our bodies already know: we need each other. Not perfectly, not efficiently, but regularly and for real.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003eJustin McLeod, Founder of Hinge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"In this timely and expansive book, Radha Agrawal takes on a tour of the long history of friendship in our species, how vital it is to the life we lead, and how to find this most satisfying of bonds in abundance in this era of loneliness. It is a stirring reminder of our need to connect and befriend.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003eDacher Keltner, author of \u003cem\u003eAwe\u003c\/em\u003e, professor of psychology at University of California, Berkeley, and director of the Berkeley Social Interaction Lab\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Our relationships in life not only enrich who we are, they create the foundation for our medical and mental well-being. Radha Agrawal offers both inspiring wisdom and science-packed information about how our friendships are created and sustained in our lives. With practical tools and illuminating examples, this fabulous guide to our relational health provides a map of the important interpersonal terrain that we can travel at any age. Knowing about our widening circles of connection, the power of direct and compassionate communication, how to repair inevitable ruptures, and growing alongside those friendships that enhance our lives and letting some go that don't, you'll come away from this beautifully written toolkit with a new zest for connection and a roadmap to relational thriving. Thank you for this gift of connection, Radha, and to you, a reader who chooses to practice the lessons of love woven into this beautiful book that will make this a more rewarding and caring world.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003eDaniel J. Siegel, M.D., \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author and founder, Mindsight Institute\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Radha Agrawal has written a book that is utterly brilliant, incredibly timely and immensely powerful. You will delight in, resonate with, and love every word. We all know in our hearts of hearts that we have lost track of how vital, and life-giving friendship is and reading this book will move you to tears of relief, joy, and gratitude. You will remember that friendship is the most glorious and fertile soil from which we create our lives of meaning, beauty and resilience. This is nothing short of a bible and a blessing for these challenging times.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003eLynne Twist, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Soul of Money\u003c\/em\u003e and cofounder of Pachamama Alliance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Radha Agrawal reminds us that meaningful friendships grow from self-awareness, honesty, and care. The quality of our lives is deeply shaped by the quality of our friendships.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003eYung Pueblo, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Radha has written a beautiful and deeply needed book for this moment in time. In a culture that constantly pulls us toward distraction, it's easy to lose sight of one of the most healing forces in our lives: true friendship. Radha compassionately shines a light on the ways we've detoured from meaningful connection and lovingly guides us back to what our hearts have always known, we're meant to support one another, grow together, and belong.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003eGabrielle Bernstein, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Universe Has Your Back\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFriendship isn't something you have. It's something you practice.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a world engineered for speed, self-sufficiency, and screens, many of us feel lonelier than ever. We expect friendship to be easy, effortless, and automatic. But for most of human history, connection wasn't a luxury; it was the fabric of daily life. We didn't \"make time\" for one another in calendar blocks--we lived together inside shared rhythms, rituals, and responsibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eHow to Make a Friend\u003c\/em\u003e, bestselling author and community-builder Radha Agrawal reveals what modern culture has forgotten: friendship is gloriously inefficient--and that's exactly why it matters. Drawing on research and decades of building real-world communities, Radha exposes the myth of toxic individualism and offers a radical reframe. Friendship doesn't optimize for productivity or perfection; it optimizes for meaning. It asks us to show up when it's inconvenient, lean into awkwardness, repair instead of retreat, and choose presence over performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside, you'll learn how to: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmbrace awkwardness as the gateway to real intimacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild friendships through honest, human conversations--one moment at a time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProtect the \"vibe\" of a relationship or gathering before it fractures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse simple scripts for invitation, repair, and enrollment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecome a community architect and design environments where connection can thrive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart manifesto, part practical guide, this book reminds us that the moments that shape our lives aren't the ones we can measure or monetize. They're the unplanned conversations, the long subway rides for short hugs, the nights we stay because the truth finally surfaced. Friendship is a skill--and like any practice, it can be learned, strengthened, and reclaimed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eAgrawal, Radha\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRADHA AGRAWAL is a community architect, bestselling author, speaker, DJ, inventor, and investor in mostly women-owned businesses. She is the Co-Founder and CEO of Daybreaker, the global dance, music, and wellness movement in five continents with a community of people around the globe. In 2023, Radha co-founded non-profit The Belong Center alongside prestigious board members including Dr. Mark Hyman and Kimbal Musk, with a mission to gather thought leaders, creatives, and founders to address the greatest epidemic of our time, loneliness. 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