Getting friends to actually do the thing

• How to plan a night out with friends (without the 200-message group chat) — A simple six-step way to get a night out from “we should” to booked: one idea, two or three dates, one link, one decision.
• How to pick a date everyone can actually do — Why group date-picking stalls, and a method that gets a confirmed date out of a busy group of friends in about a day.
• Nobody replies in the group chat — what to do about it — Silence in a group chat is almost never a no. Here is what causes it and five ways to get answers without nagging anyone.
• How to organise a group dinner people actually turn up to — Booking for six or more, splitting the bill, dietary needs and no-shows — a practical guide to getting a group dinner done.
• How to plan a weekend away with friends — Dates, budget, travel and who books what — a checklist for getting a group weekend from an idea to a paid deposit.
• Group planning tools: polls, calendars, chats and what each is good for — Group chats, date polls, shared calendars and planning apps all solve part of the problem. Here is which to use when.