Ep 5 - Connection is better than content
What this episode is about
Our modern emphasis on content has its place, but may not be serving us very well. In this content-saturated world, we think we're connected to others but it seems we're merely connected to a version of them that isn't fully real. To have better relationships we need true human connection.
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Connection is better than content
Key points
Research shows that connection matters most in the end.
How my rescue dog enabled a heart-to-heart meeting with a stranger.
Robert Cialdini's research on influence; commonality is a key.
People don't want to be impressed by what you know.
Observations from 25 years of corporate training and development.
The shallowness of modern goals.
The challenge is to be more real.