Friendship Files #5- Diversify your friend group

The Habit Lab · Feb 5, 2026 · 57m · transcript

Ever notice how easy it is to curate a friend group that looks and thinks just like you? We’re flipping that script.

I share how a single question about my guest list sparked a full rethink of community, why Jesus’ meals are the model for modern friendship, and how widening the table reshaped my heart more than any book, retreat, or productivity hack ever could.

We unpack the shift from distant charity to real proximity—the kind that invites the widow, the single parent, the awkward talker, and the person with fewer resources into our actual routines.

I talk candidly about the social cost of…