The Dispatch
Insights on Building Meaningful Connections
Practical strategies, research highlights, and thought-provoking perspectives on building your relationship infrastructure in a changing world. New articles every Tuesday.
July 8, 2026
You have 800 Facebook friends, but you actually talk to maybe 12 of them. That gap isn’t a personal failing — it’s math. Specifically, it’s a number that shows up everywhere once you know to look for it: in HR departments sizing out divisions, in military planning, in the unconscious decision about who gets a wedding invite. The number is […]
June 22, 2026
The All-In Podcast’s real draw: four successful fathers who kept their friendship. The All-In Podcast started in 2020 as a weekly Zoom poker game among four guys — Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks, and David Friedberg — trying to keep it alive during lockdown. Now it’s one of the most influential podcasts in tech. Ask most men why they listen, and […]
June 10, 2025
Relationships are the context of our lives.The people we surround ourselves with are the most significant influence on our behavior, attitudes, and results. Who you are around — what they’ve got you thinking, saying, doing, and becoming — sets the course of your life.In the words of motivational speaker Jim Rohn: “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time […]