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The Strength of Weak Ties (Granovetter)

in Papers I Keep Nearby by Adrian Cole

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The Strength of Weak Ties (Granovetter) on “Papers I Keep Nearby”, a list by Adrian Cole on TheLysts.

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Field
Sociology / networks
Year
1973
Core idea
Your loose social connections do more work in spreading information and opportunity than your close friends.
Why it stuck
Explains why chatting with that former coworker you barely know can change your life more than your group chat ever does.
Read where
Half on the F train, half at a too-bright Midtown Pret between meetings.

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