Ashish Kothari cites the Harvard Flourishing Study to argue that relationship quality is the strongest predictor of lifelong success. He recommends blocking five to ten minutes daily to reach out to a colleague or friend via call, email, or article. These small, consistent interactions compound over time and strengthen relational capital.
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I love your notion of a couple of hours. You know, in one of our programs, Rewire, I always say, look, look at the data from the Harvard Flourishing Study. The quality of your networks and relationships is the biggest predictor of your success and joy all the way through life. And so what if, what if every day you took 5 minutes and it is blocked on your calendar, 5 or 10 minutes where you're going to take an action, right? It's not that you can't do, you won't do other stuff you'll meet, but like every day, 5 minutes, Reach out to somebody outside, reach out to somebody within the company, reach out to a friend, you know, connect with a friend. Like, just think more broadly and be methodical. And just 5 minutes a day, one phone call, one email. Hey, I'm thinking of you. Here's an article. You know, you might find this news interesting. I think we can take small steps that can continue and these things compound