People are drawn to others because they see themselves in them. In the same way, when people dislike others, it is because they see themselves in them. Relationships cannot save anyone, but they can open one’s eyes.

These pieces of advice urge the reader to practice radical honesty and invest in one another. To know someone better, one must involve themselves in that person’s life, walk in their shoes, read the books they read, create together, and travel together.

Wiest notes that people tend to worry about how they are perceived and, as a result, hold themselves back from real happiness. Instead, if they enjoy each individual moment, they will be truly happy.