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>How do you get in touch with people, or how do you allow other people to get in touch with you? Ask yourself, which people (or types of people) do you actuall
by apohn 8y ago
>How do you get in touch with people, or how do you allow other people to get in touch with you?
Ask yourself, which people (or types of people) do you actually care about being getting in touch with you. Remember that 90%+ of people in your personal or professional will never get in touch with you. So there's no reason to go out of your way to ensure those people can find you.
For family, friends, etc, most everybody has a phone number, texting, and email. Probably the people who matter to you have your contact information. For new people, give them your phone number.
For work, a LinkedIn account is usually is sufficient. You don't even have to login on a regular basis. That gives people from your professional life a way to find you.
If you want to have a place to show projects, Github and the usual places like that are sufficient. Put your email there.
A lot of times people ask themselves, "What if somebody from the past wants to connect with me? Don't I need Facebook/Instagram/Twitter?" Honestly speaking, most people from high school, college, job 10 years ago, etc don't care if you are alive or dead. The ones that do and really want to connect with you will find a way to do so. I had a friend from high school find me on LinkedIn to get my phone number so we could catch up. Turns out we didn't have much in common anymore so that was the end of that!
- drdeadringer 8y ago> People will get in touch with you I found this out in the bad way about a year go. Emergency contacts are a thing. If you have "Just No" family, that's a multiplier against the Bad. If that sounds bonkers to you, consider yourself lucky. I'm glad that 911, 411, and "welfare checks" work even if I'm on the wrong end of them. I am still trying to understand and deal with otherwise.
- justaguyhere 8y agoHonestly speaking, most people from high school, college, job 10 years ago, etc don't care if you are alive or dead This. My guess is that most people know this, but are having trouble accepting it. But once we accept it, it frees us from a lot of behavior that is "expected" of us (like being on Facebook, for example) but have no real/lasting value whatsoever. I had a friend that connected with me few weeks ago, after not being in contact for 14 something years - we're having a blast catching up and poking fun at each other. Point being, if someone really wants to connect with you, they will find a way - everyone has email and phone, isn't it? What more do we need than emails, SMS and phone calls?