Shared Links (bi-weekly) Nov 1, 2026
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Worth Reading – Why Starting Networking Conversations Feels Hard (and How to Fix It)
As Greg points out, it’s pretty standard for us to appreciate it when old contacts reach out. I’d add that it’s pretty standard for people at events to enjoy the stranger who tries to welcome them into a conversation rather than ignore them.
Yet most of us go about life depriving people of that enjoyment because we somehow believe they won’t enjoy it.
There’s no evidence of it.
The holidays are a great time for reaching out, by the way. A quick, happy holiday wish can go a long way.
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Worth Reading – Learning AI Feels Like a Second Job
It’s no wonder that people are burning out professionally. Every week there are new things to learn, changes to deal with, strategies to reconsider, projects on deadlines, etc. We don’t often get a chance to simply do the work, let alone rest.
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Worth Reading – The Hidden Job Market: Why 70% of Roles Are Never Posted Online – and How to Access Them
Which, of course, brings us back to the original point about these kinds of jobs. You need to know people. Employers need to have employees who know people, as well as know people themselves, and job seekers need to have connections. The only way this works is if you get referrals, and you only get referrals through connections.
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Quick Thought – It costs how much to say please and thank you to ChatGPT?
I wonder how much it costs to generate all those action figures, and “what does ChatGPT know about me” posts on LinkedIn?
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Rethinking eDiscovery in the Age of AI
This makes me wonder if eDiscovery productions shouldn’t be done using a solution like SharePoint, with permissions that allow the opposing side to read documents online but not download a copy. Thus, they would not have a copy to upload to a GenAI platform.
