Be Physically Present

One benefit of contributing to a professional group in person is how it helps ground you in interactions 🧑‍🤝‍🧑. How people respond to other people online would sometimes never be observed in person. Would you actually say that statement if the person was across from you? If you contribute to a professional event frequently, this becomes easier to sense. After a brief period of remote jobs surging, we've seen that significantly drop. A big reason for this is because people who did remote work lost huge social skills. As it turns out, you have to practice these regularly! Show up physically 🧍. Be present. You'll quickly learn what you should and shouldn't be saying.