May 18, 2021 | Xyla Team Musings
Is it common interests that bond us? If you like playing the guitar, will you be drawn to others who like to play the guitar? Maybe, but will it be a friendship of utility, pleasure, or virtue? Or, will it be a friendship that evolves from one type of friendship to...
May 10, 2021 | Xyla Team Musings
The first time I tried this recipe was on a very special occasion. My wife gave me a cooking class at home with a local chef. We invited a couple of friends over to join the experience, and one particular recipe was really fun. We arranged all the ingredients on the...
Apr 26, 2021 | Xyla Team Musings
In just 40 years, the average number of friends that people say they can talk to about an important issue has dropped from three to just one. That’s an average, which means some people said zero. How did this happen, despite having access to literally billions of...
Apr 5, 2021 | Xyla Team Musings
Have you ever started a project and realized right after hitting ‘send’ or ‘start’ that it would be completely different from what you originally thought? That is exactly what happened to me when I decided to ask people around me “What is the color of friendship?” I...
Mar 4, 2021 | Xyla Team Musings
With all the advancement in technology, we can go to the internet and order almost anything to be delivered to our home…except a friend. In our highly connected world, why do we often feel so disconnected? A Cigna study of 20,000 adults in 2018 found that half...
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