Isn't the popular idea to "never eat lunch alone"? I first heard that a few years ago and really took it to heart. Since adopting that strategy, I find myself b

Isn't the popular idea to "never eat lunch alone"? I first heard that a few years ago and really took it to heart. Since adopting that strategy, I find myself building stronger connections with the people I work with and expanding my network beyond my coworkers (finding tech-oriented people to have lunch with is hard work where I live, something I don't think I would do if not living by that mantra). While I recognize the value of alone time (and place high value on it in my own life), lunch and dinner are two places where I feel like I'm really missing out if I spend them alone.