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Scenario

How friend groups lose spontaneity when vacation planning becomes too intentional

Our group of friends who used to take spontaneous weekend trips now spends months planning 'intentional retreats' with themes and discussion guides and morning meditation schedules. We're all therapized versions of ourselves and no one wants to admit we miss when we used to just drive somewhere and figure it out.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The professionalization of friendship has eliminated the beautiful messiness that made it nourishing.

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“Where Are You with The examined vacation?”

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