"I love eating at a restaurant while reading a book by myself." It's hard to believe that statement. I've probably seen fewer than five people in my entire life do that at a restaurant. Even people who come in and sit at the bar alone end up making friends with other people. Look, you're going to eat that meal anyway. May as well do it while getting to know someone or with someone you care about! This gives you a chance to bond with someone. I did this at Box all the time and it helped me make a ton of friends over a period of two years. Want to know why? It's because during lunchtime, we usually stopped talking about work and finally started talking about our personal lives. Some people call this small talk. I call this friendship. 
This is not so life changing, but been long since I did that, would try it again next year ! 
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