network management
Friendship Frequency: How Often to Check In With Your Network
Maya had 237 people in her phone she genuinely wanted to keep up with. Former coworkers, college friends, people from three different cities she'd lived in, cousins scattered across the country. She cared about all of them. But…
Weekly vs Monthly: Finding Your Ideal Connection Cadence
When "We Should Catch Up" Becomes a Graveyard
My friend Mark has a collection of half-written texts in his phone. "Hey! It's been forever..." sits abandoned. "We should definitely get together sometime"…
How to Export Contacts Before Deleting Social Media
Most people don't plan to lose touch. They delete a social media account, thinking they'll add the people who matter to their phone. Three months later, they realize they never got around to it. A year…
Free Contact Apps: The Hidden Privacy Cost
Your Relationships Are the Product
Free contact apps don't charge money because you're paying with something more valuable: your relationship data. Every name, number, email address, and interaction pattern you feed into these apps becomes a…