12. How to Make New Friends as an Adult

In this episode, Sam explores why it's easier to make new friends as a kid, harder to make new friends as an adult, and necessary to keep trying no matter what part of life we're in. She makes recommendations for not only places and occasions to meet new people and turn them into friends, but also how to approach them in a way that's more likely to result in friendship. Sam drops a couple bars and original theories in this one, so make sure to share it with a friend. Listen to this episode if you recently moved to a new city, if you're in your splinter era, if you're the "single friend" and you need to make more single friends, or if you just want to start meeting new people. Key moments: 00:35 Epic storytime 05:14 The kind of person Sam is lol 06:40 Most thoughtful lil gift 07:37 Why it’s harder to make friends as an adult 08:44 Sam’s hot take about WFH 09:21 Why we aren’t making new friends 11:19 If you think you’re too busy 15:53 Sam’s theory about how friendships change as we get older 17:24 The two ingredients required for a good friendship 19:09 The #1 best way to make new friends 20:54 The crazy way Sam met one of her best friends 22:12 How to make friends through fitness 27:00 Non-fitness ideas 31:19 Sam’s favorite tip in the whole episode 31:41 How to execute it 39:21 One thing we don’t do enough 40:40 The most unexpected idea on this list 41:59 The future of CAPS LOCK (community events!) 45:59 Sam spits absolute bars 47:04 How to approach people IRL 52:40 The important key to every new friendship Thanks for listening! New episodes are released every Sunday at 8 AM EST, so if you liked this episode, subscribe or follow to get notified about the next one. And please leave me a rating or review, so I can continue to improve the show. Talk soon! Follow along: Instagram: www.instagram.com/lifeincapslock  TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@lifeincapslock  YouTube: www.youtube.com/@lifeincapslock  Threads: www.threads.net/@lifeincapslock  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices