Hi, I'm Jonathan Fields, tuned into my podcast for conversations about the sweet spot between

work, meaning, and joy, and also listen to other people's questions about how to get

the most out of that thing we call work.

Check out Spark, wherever you enjoy podcasts.

From the editorial team at LinkedIn, I'm Jesse Hempel and this is Hello Monday, a show

where I investigate the changing nature of work and how that work is changing us.

Adam Grant is everyone's favorite life coach.

He thinks you can improve your memory.

He has rules for how to tame your inbox.

He has an endless stream of productivity tips.

Adam is an organizational psychologist and a professor at Wharton.

He's written an entire book on givers and takers and he thinks it's a good idea to be

generous with your time and attention, which is why this week I wanted to get his help

on a very personal pain point.

How we nurture our social networks.

I'm not talking about software here.

I mean our actual communities, the people we meet, work with, and choose to help out.

And when I say pain point, let me be clear.

I'm completely overwhelmed by the number of ways I'm in touch with people.

Phone, text, work email, personal email, messaging services, social networks.

I just feel like I fail at it all the time.

I miss important things and it cuts into the time I have to do a critical part of my

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