How to Make Friends as an Adult, Solved

Friendship is the most important thing nobody talks about. From ancient philosophy to game theory, we break down why friendship isn’t just some social nicety—it’s a biological survival strategy. Plus: the modern forces slowly strangling our ability to connect, and exactly what to do about it. You’ll walk away with a clearer sense of what real friendship looks like, how to build it, and how to stop shooting yourself in the foot every time you try. We also put together a free companion guide for this episode with all the takeaways, references, and tools to help you get your sh*t together once and for all. Download it here: Sign up for my newsletter, Your Next Breakthrough. It will help make you a less awful person: ⁠⁠ Get clarity on what actually matters. Try Purpose, Mark's AI mentor app that learns your patterns, challenges your blind spots, and helps you take action. Get 7 days free at ⁠⁠⁠purpose.app/solved⁠ Chapters: 00:04:44 CHAPTER 1: Reframing Resilience — Definitions & Misconceptions 00:23:50 CHAPTER 2: Developmental and Biological Foundations of Resilience 00:38:54 CHAPTER 3: Biological & Physiological Foundations 01:17:17 CHAPTER 4: Psychological, Philosophical & Evidence-Based Frameworks 02:27:00 CHAPTER 5: Sociocultural & Community Dimensions 02:57:28 CHAPTER 6: The 80/20 of Becoming More Resilient Follow Mark Mark’s IG: Solved IG: Twitter: LinkedIn: YouTube: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This episode was published on Nov 1, 2025.

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