162: An Easy Way To Make Friends As An Adult w/ Jesper Algaard

27/05/2022 42 min Temporada 1 Episodio 162

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Episode Synopsis

A serial entrepreneur from Norway who left the financial industry to battle all levels of loneliness worldwide. As a 40-year-old bachelor, he has first-hand experience in how the social needs of his friends have naturally been reduced due to family obligations while his own social needs remained the same. Passionate about ensuring that all people enjoy the benefits of sharing great experiences with good friends.
Golden Nuggets From This Episode:
✨ “It's important to go and know that it's not going to be perfect every time you make a new friend.”
✨ “We meet people some are a good match, some are not.”
✨ “Human beings are meant to be social.”
✨ “You can find someone else that's going to be more aligned and it will be so much more fulfilling. ”
✨ “Anytime someone is expressing an emotion, especially something like anger or frustration, it is never about you and there's always something else that's actually causing that emotion.”
✨ “I've always been able to make friends because I've never let that story of "It's really hard to make friends" - Lexy”
✨ “But with apps like this, I think that makes a lot easier for people that have a lot of fear to find friends and it's not a dating app.”
✨ “Venn app is just lowering the barrier to meeting people and trying to improve the quality of the matches.”
✨ “Getting comfortable being rejected is so important.”
✨ “If you don't get along, it's okay and it doesn't take away from your worth, your value, how loveable you are, it doesn't take away from any of that.”
✨ “There are friends out there, no matter who you are, no matter what your personality is like, no matter what, there will be a good match out there. It might be a bit tricky to find, but that's not a reason to stop hunting for a good friend.”
✨ “If you really struggling, check out the Venn app, that might hook you up with a friend.”
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Connect More with Jesper:
Website: www.findavenn.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vennapp/?viewAsMember=true
IG: https://www.instagram.com/venn.global/
Connect more with Lexy:
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Timestamps from episode:

02:20   How he got into this work of loneliness
09:22   Talks about the stigma around loneliness
16:31   Importance of healthy friendships
20:49   Struggles on finding friends at the age of 80
24:36   Amazing testimonies from people who found their new BFFs through the Venn app
26:11   Talks about holding on to old friendships that no longer are serving us
29:03   More about the Venn app

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