Been feeling less and less motivated at work life lately. Its not great but its reasonable work. The dissatisfaction seems to have taken root and growing. On the other hand, most other parts of life feels good now. Work is just one part of life and I probably should be content about where I am overall.

Maybe its as they say, the key the happiness lies within yourself.

That sounded really great! Hope it works out well.

I can see middle management can be a tough place to be.

Not exactly giving a direct answer but just wanted to talk about the mindset.

I think it's different for everyone. Some people need time to before feeling comfortable to build up a close relationship. Some people can click with people quickly.

Even a more reserved person might be able to click with another person quickly given the right chemistry. Other times it might take a while.

I've also seen social butterflies who can be friends with most people but have trouble making deeper connections.

There's definitely no "best way" to be friends / best friends with someone. Usually it just happens after spending some time with together and the both of you enjoy each other's company.

I'd Just say to keep an open minded about it. People can be different and that's fine. Touch grass now and then, join some hobby classes (consistency helps), do some volunteering.

Having free time to cook something decent for myself. That and experimenting on dishes and succeeding of course lol. Even if it fails, I still learned something.

Recently it's listening to audiobooks. Makes commuting or doing chores great.