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Psychology says people who have only 2 or 3 close friends instead of a wide social circle display these 9 strengths most people underestimate - Silicon Canals

Maintaining a small, close social circle produces deeper connections, greater emotional bandwidth, and supportive responsiveness compared with many superficial relationships.

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You don't need dozens of friends: the research on how many close connections actually matter - Silicon Canals

Ever wonder why you're exhausted trying to maintain relationships with everyone from your high school lab partner to that person you met at a conference three years ago? Here's something that might surprise you: anthropologist Robin Dunbar's research suggests our brains can only handle about 150 social connections, and of those, only five make up our innermost circle. That's right, five.

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Psychology says people who have only 2 or 3 close friends instead of a wide social circle display these 9 strengths most people underestimate - Silicon Canals

You don't need dozens of friends: the research on how many close connections actually matter - Silicon Canals

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