Why You Should Stop Networking and Start Making Friends
summary
Argues for abandoning transactional networking and shows concrete tactics that build real connections: met 100 people one-on-one in four months by treating outreach as practice, use LinkedIn and Zoom chats after meeting people at events like Posit hangouts or local user groups, increase group engagement by actively posting in chat and turning on camera, bring challenges not achievements to invite problem-focused conversation, and practice vulnerability to be relatable. These steps cultivate a community of practice, a podcast, and measurable upticks in engagement.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:24Networking is awful
- 1:20What are we up against
- 2:01Connect with community events
- 2:50Engage yourself
- 3:34Practice vulnerability
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