# If Things Aren't Going Well, Try Reaching Out First

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Podcast: [*“Yesterday, I Went to Mars ♡”*](https://stenobird.com/podcast/yesterday-i-went-to-mars-7106663)
Published: 2026-07-28T15:39:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/makotowillolympusmons/episodes/If-Things-Arent-Going-Well--Try-Reaching-Out-First-e3ml8js
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Duration seconds: 128

## Resource

This episode reflects on a line that landed hard: the people who feel like they're working hard but nothing good ever happens tend to be the ones who never invite anyone out themselves. It explores why reaching out first matters — how meetings lead to work, information, and opportunities that simply never arrive if you wait — while also pushing back against the opposite extreme: filling a calendar with drinks and networking events until nothing deepens and you've lost track of what you actually want. There's a distinction drawn between quantity and intention. What do you want to learn from this person? What are you taking home? Without that, it's just drifting. The episode also sits with the tension between time spent meeting people and time spent alone — thinking, building, developing the work. Both matter, and one without the other isn't enough. A quiet reminder that what changes a life isn't a wide network, but a handful of encounters with people you actually wanted to reach out to in the first place.

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