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16:55
so quiet...
 
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17:58
hunting rabbits?
18:28
@MattGiltaji Meta is quiet too. Does this mean that the "machine" is humming?
 
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20:52
Hmmmm. Do any of you manage your professional relationships at all? Or categorize them? I'm thinking of asking how to best do that, since I need to start keeping track of them and cultivating those relationships better...
 
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22:09
@enderland it sounds like something I should be doing, but am not doing because I don't know how
22:22
@MattGiltaji I want to quantify and categorize my relationships and determine which new ones I want to pursue
@enderland like "Person X was a great boss I had 2 jobs back, I should keep in touch because Z reason"?
Yeah
Stuff like that, or "X would be willing to vouch for my skills" and "Y likes me but no personal experience"
I'm reminded of The Office, where Steve Carell's character has a stack of index cards with contact info and personal tidbits to bring up when talking to those people, like kids names and birthdays, favorite sports teams, etc
he also color coded it so that red means bring it up in conversation and green means "go ahead and forget about mentioning it"
Stuff like that is actually quite meaningful though
yeah, I am terrible at remembering spouse's names and all of that type of stuff
22:37
Yeah. Keeping track of that sort of stuff, along with the... idk, usefulness of each contact seems an interesting thing I should do
because then you can actively work to improve your network
Don't have enough managers on your list? Go introduce yourself to some. Do work for some, for free. etc
it seems a bit impersonal to have a system to keep track of those types of things... but at the same time, very useful
Yeah, absolutely
hmm, lost 8 rep from a user deleting their account... I wonder why its only 8 and not 10
Downvote probably, too
cool, but I thought I didn't have any downvotes... otherwise I would have gone to meta and yelled at the community and accused them of fascist groupthink

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