It depends what you’re looking for. 1. Join a social club (golf, shooting, cars, etc) or if you’re religious in any way a church (or equivalent in your area /

It depends what you’re looking for. 1. Join a social club (golf, shooting, cars, etc) or if you’re religious in any way a church (or equivalent in your area / belief system). These help build connections in the local community and branch out. It’s good socially and professionally. 2. Go to meet ups / conferences and force yourself to meet people and make connections. Meet for coffee, lunch, etc 3. Keep in touch with former coworkers. I tend to reach out to everyone at least twice a year and wish everyone happy new year, etc. 4. Reach out to people on GitHub, linkedin, what have you via email. I tend to meet some interesting folks that way. I personally blog, post here a lot, have a farm (work with neighbors to get stuff done - the farm is not where I live), join local social groups and make sure I know my neighbors where I live and get together.