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In an opinion piece for the NYT, David Brooks diagnosed that "bailing is one of the defining acts of the current moment because it stands at the nexus of so many larger trends: the ambiguity of modern social relationships, the fraying of commitments . . . the decline of civilization, the collapse of morality and the ruination of all we hold dear." When it comes to modern friendships we are woefully inept: we barely manage to show up for our own commitments, let alone be decent at maintaining relationships. And we're suffering. We're lonely, burned out, "too busy" to see our friends, and certainly don't have time to make new ones. We're living in an all-new social landscape, with new conventions on how to relate. The Art of Showing Up is a modern roadmap to true connection--with your family, your friends, and yourself.