well i always seemed to get so much higher by myself.. then me and my boyfriend realized its because when your smoking with others you feel it necessary to just take your hit and pass it, but not us we let each other take our time with the joint...in our smoking group you get yelled at for not holding the joint long enough.. probably get 2 good hits off the joint chillin with the joint in your hand so you can hold your hits as long as you need then another little hit before you pass it off. but i guess thats just the way we roll.