On this episode of the show, I speak with New York Times best-selling author Dan Schawbel. Dan is the author of Back to Human: How Great Leaders Create Connection in the Age of Isolation and the host of the 5 Questions with Dan Schawbel podcast. He’s also Partner and Research Director at Future Workplace, and the Founder of both Millennial Branding and WorkplaceTrends.com.

Dan and I have a history back when I was the Managing Editor of Lifehack and while we’ve never spoken prior to this episode, we were able to jump into a lively conversation about using technology as a bridge to more human conversations rather than making it a barrier, how technology can also help deepen relationships, the importance of getting out to events and gatherings that push your comfort zones, and more.

Relevant Links

Back to Human: How Great Leaders Create Connection in the Age of Isolation | Dan Schawbel

The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains | Nicholas Carr

How our 269 billion emails a day have made us miserable | Fast Company

Introduction to Back to Human [FREE DOWNLOAD]

The Back to Human Office Party [Comedy Sketch] | YouTube

“5 Questions with Dan Schawbel” podcast

Dan’s Website

I had a great time chatting with Dan. There’s a lot to unpack in this episode and plenty of things that you can try to get “back to human” and I encourage you to try some of those things today. I also encourage you to share this episode and subscribe to the show. If you’re open to rating and reviewing the podcast, that’s even better.

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