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Databases are cool but the more complex it becomes then the less likely you are going to use it.Contact managers are okay for individual contact details but grouping becomes difficult.An electronic calendar is cool for searching, but not so good for related information.A diary is great for upcoming dates but not very good for searching past and future. When you have all the information in one place you can study it more effectively. Then forgetting is potentially damaging, especially when you meet in person and have to introduce your friend and their spouse to others and find yourself wringing your brain for names.Įxcel can’t help with on the spot recall, only your gray cells can do that, but it can help you store, organize, and collate the information. Even more important if your social connections have moved from contact or colleague to the friend category. That would be wrong and just a bit disturbing, but people do drop tidbits into natural conversation and it’s cool if you pick those up. I’m not talking about being a creepy stalker or turning all amateur private detective. The people who manage to achieve this get extra credit and a social leg up. We all know how nice it is when someone remembers our birthday, or remembers to wish us luck before an important business appointment or speech. My brain leaks information all the time, like a … water carrying container … with holes in … um … I don’t know about you, but I can’t keep a mental track of it all. When you are networking there are many tiny bits of information that you pick up and need to remember. You wouldn’t have thought something as cold, logical and, well, left-brain as a spreadsheet could help you with something as warm and fuzzy as your social connections, but it’s true! Yes you read that headline right, Microsoft Excel can help you make friends and influence people.
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