🔗 You’d Be Happier Living Closer to Friends. Why Don’t You?

“What if I were neighbors with all of my friends? Every day [during the pandemic], as I took long walks through North Vancouver that were still nowhere near long enough to land me at a single pal’s doorstep, I would reflect on the potential joys of a physically closer network. Wouldn’t it be great to have someone who could join me on a stroll at a moment’s notice? […] How good would it be to have more spontaneous hangs instead of ones that had to be planned, scheduled, and most likely rescheduled weeks in advance?”