Plan the next date and add it to the calendar before you say goodbye.

My brilliant friend Chrissy does this for book club: she always plans the next month’s event before we leave the current one. That way you‘re not left scrambling, starting an email chain and herding cats to nail down a date that works for everyone. If it’s on the calendar, it is so much more likely to actually happen. This is great if you want to be consistent spending quality time with people you love but I’ve also applied the same logic to appointments. Now I never leave the dentist or hairdresser without a future appointment booked and it has absolutely simplified my life.