Interesting article. I feel it's a bit superficial in two ways though. Others here have commented on the opportunity cost of the actions involved in increasing

Interesting article. I feel it's a bit superficial in two ways though. Others here have commented on the opportunity cost of the actions involved in increasing your "surface area". I agree. The other thing that struck me as not taken into consideration, is that expanding your surface area (at least inasfar as those 5 points are concerned) potentially also attracts "bad luck" as much as it does "good luck". E.g. expanding your network indiscriminately also makes it more likely to attract predators; Each new person that hears about your work increases the chances of an unlucky event (think activist twittermob). Curiosity without experience may lead you down bankruptable rabbit holes. etc