New information and opportunities often come from people a person does not know well. These connections are called 'weak ties'. Strong connections, like close friends, often share the same information.
By Pawan Nayar · from the LLOS AI Learning record
New information and opportunities often come from people a person does not know well.
These connections are called 'weak ties'. Strong connections, like close friends, often share the same information.
Sociologists have studied how information moves between people. They found that close friends usually know the same things. People a person does not know well often have different information. This is why 'weak ties' are important. They connect a person to new ideas and chances. These connections help a person find new jobs or learn new things.
A student is looking for a job. The student's best friend knows about jobs in the same field. An old classmate, whom the student met once, works in a different company. This classmate shares a job opening the student did not know about. This 'weak tie' leads to a new opportunity.
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