# Friendship and modularity

### The concept

While wondering about why there are flavors in friendships, I got to an understanding that friendship is made of few components. Instead of treating these in a state of flux, we can treat them modular. This could make our life a lot easier. Because, the we can't be everything for everyone (or some people).

This concept builds on the understanding that we believe in a good social circle with various people sharing mutual interests in certain areas.

### Elements of friendship

| #  | Element           | Description                                                                                                                      |
| -- | ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1. | Interests         | Studying, working, games                                                                                                         |
| 2. | Closeness         | Acquaintance, school friend or best friend                                                                                       |
| 3. | Importance factor | <p>How much important are they for survival</p><p>and our responsibility</p>                                                     |
| 4. | Travel distance   | How much far are they? Same neighborhood/city/country                                                                            |
| 5. | Specialty         | <p>The special thing that makes them standout for us</p><ul><li>Their sense of humor or consistency</li><li>Simplicity</li></ul> |

An understanding of these elements helps us differentiate and modularize. This helps in prioritizing the events where we need to be, stay less drained and if possible a bit happy.

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