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Everything worth your time on the question: Who would notice if I disappeared for a week?

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My Real Network

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Names, not a feeling.

Names the people who are actually in your life and when you last spoke.

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How Many Friends Does One Person Need?

Robin Dunbar

Dunbar's layered circles explain why the number of people you can genuinely keep up with is small, and why guilt about the rest is misplaced.

The Strength of Weak Ties

Mark Granovetter

Granovetter's paper is the reason acquaintances matter more than they feel like they should. Useful when a life looks thin but is actually broad and shallow.

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