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On networking | thesephist.com

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In the distracting bustle of professional life and career advice, I think we’ve lost track of why we call networking “networking”.

In the distracting bustle of professional life and career advice, I think we've lost track of why we call networking "networking". A network is a weave. A grid. A fabric. The parts are interwoven tightly together to produce a whole strengthened by each cross-stitch and knot. When we talk about networking, I think we often miss the forest for the tress - the network for the threads, if you will. Networking isn't about the individual connections themselves, but about what you get when they are woven together. Your cognitive tribe At its best, I think a great network of people around you in life

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