# What makes a friendship last?

- Institution: TED
- Department: Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi
- Speaker: Mona Chalabi
- Year: 2021
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/mona_chalabi_what_makes_a_friendship_last)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Sustaining friendships -- and making new friends -- can be challenging, even when we know it's important. So how can we make our friendships last without feeling overwhelmed? And is there a formula to follow for making new ones? To find out, data journalist Mona Chalabi turns to her most trusted sources: data and her mum. Want to hear more from Mona? Check out her podcast Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi, from the TED Audio Collective.

## Lectures

1. [What makes a friendship last?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/mona_chalabi_what_makes_a_friendship_last/9470de310774), 4 min (TED's player)