SPEED FRIENDING
Get out there.
Nobody's running this thing.
Here's how it's going down:
1. Show up.
2. Walk up to someone that looks interesting.
3. Set a 5 minute timer on one of your phones.
4. Get to know each other (check out the starter questions below). Be sure to take turns answering/asking questions, and keep your answers to a few sentences or less.
5. IMPORTANT: When 5 minutes hits, either give the person a thumbs up (if you want to exchange contact info and hang again) or a friendly wave (if you want to move on).This eases the awkwardness of that moment.
6. Move on to the next person!
STARTER QUESTIONS
A place to begin.
1. What do you spend most of your free time doing?
2. Which do you like most: long, in-depth conversations or doing an activity with less talk?
3. List one of your favorite books/movies/musical artists (pick one or all three)
4. What are a couple of causes or philosophies that you believe in?
5. What's more important in a friend? Authenticity (they are always real with you) or consistency (you know what to expect, they are always around)?
6. What makes you feel really good about yourself?
7. What are your pet peeves?
8. What are some goals (big or small) that you have?
9. You've got an entire day at home alone. What's your ideal alone staying-in day?
10. When you're upset, do you want support or alone time?
11. Do you create art, write, craft, or do anything else creative?
12. What's something you've learned about yourself in the past couple of years?
13. What are 3 things about you that some other people might consider "weird"?
14. How do you feel if you accidentally leave your phone at home?
15. What qualities do you value most in your friends?
16. What scares you the most about the future?
17. What do you do to make yourself feel better when you've had a really stressful day?
18. Are you on social media?
19. What is your favorite board game? What about your favorite video game?
20. Do you exercise? If so, what do you like to do most?
21. If you didn't have to work, what would you do?
22. Not including obvious stuff like your job or zodiac sign, what are three words that describe you?
21. Can you get offended easily?
22. Are you into astrology? Why or why not?
23. How would you title this chapter of your life?
24. If you could instantly become an expert in one thing, what would it be?
25. You are going to be transported to a ten-year period in time and be forced to live in that decade, over and over as the person and age you are now. What decade would you live in forever?