Stevea Robbins here. Welcome to the Get It Done guys quick and dirty tips to work less and do more.

Today's topic is keeping in touch with friends over the years.

Brandon writes in, I recently graduated, woo-hoo! How should I be keeping in touch with friends as we go out into the world?

Brandon, your friends are your most important asset in working less and doing more.

They're the ones who will support you in taking risks, who will stand by your side,

and who will haul you home after you've had one too many tequila shots.

I love friends. My school friends were all geeks.

We waited overnight to see science fiction movies

on opening night. We dressed up like elves for costume conventions. We knew every episode of Star Trek

by heart. But when I graduated, I knew I couldn't keep in touch with everyone over the years.

Just do the math. You meet more people every year. If you get

to the point where you're trying to keep up with 100 people, just talking twice per year

means making one catch-up phone call every single weekday. In practice, you'll keep up with some

people often, and others less so. Since it will happen anyway, think about who you want to stay close

with. After high school,

Alicia and Nicole were two friends that I really wanted to stay close to. And even though we have

gone years without contact, Nicole was passing through town yesterday and we spent the day

together. And Alicia, who's now an airline pilot, has a layover in town this Friday and we're

going to get together. You won't be keeping in town this Friday and we're going to get together.

You won't be keeping in touch if you don't know how to contact someone. Get a good address book and use it. If your friends are under 30, they'll move, a lot. Get their parents' contact information

just so you can find them again. You may cry, but they're on Facebook, so I can always find their current information.

And they'll never change their cell phone number.

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