Dunbar's Number: Why You Can't Keep Up With Everyone + Four Ways to Reduce Your Communication Load
Emails, texts, DMs, and social platforms make it possible to reach more people than ever. But what happens when staying responsive consumes the time needed to do meaningful work?
Miles Cooper explores Dunbar's number, a theory about the cognitive limit on stable relationships, and uses it to examine modern communication overload. Is responding actually part of your job, or has someone else's to-do list quietly become your own? How much attention should email and social media be allowed to claim? And what happens to real connection when digital contact takes over?
This episode asks where…
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