About Albert Einstein, Quinn Bacon, degrees of separation and of course a bit of corona. It is impossible without Corona.
In February 2019, Gabi, one of the facts, approached me with an amusing question: "Do you know a university called the Hebrew University?". I smiled, answered in the affirmative and listened to an amazing story. Grandpa, a mathematician from Haiti and an interesting character in his own right, was in correspondence with Albert Einstein. Letters the family had heard about but never seen. Letters that as part of Einstein's belongings arrived at the Hebrew University after he donated his estate to her. "Can you help me get copies?". "Sure," I replied, "I do not know anyone there but I will tweet on Twitter and see what happens. I'm sure people will be happy to help." What happened in the days that followed was amazing. A wave of inquiries from all kinds of employees and those who know those who know employees who offered help, the archive was contacted and we received copies within a few days. The matter gained so much momentum that it even reached the news in Israel and they came to the office to do an article on my back and the story. If this interests you I have included the published article. Why am I even telling you this? Give an example of how easy it was to reach someone we did not know.
We all know Kevin Bacon. The most delicious actor (I did not say kosher, I said delicious…) in the world. There's a game I did not know before I came to the US called "6 Degrees McQueen Bacon". Who played with Shoshana who played with Yocheved who played with Kevin Bacon in Potos - we have 6 degrees of separation.Does anyone know the game?
"6 Degrees of Separation from Kevin Bacon", a boring game as it may be, is actually part of a slightly broader theory called "6 Degrees of Separation". The theory is that each person is 6 degrees apart from any other person on the globe. Yes, there are exceptions like the remote tribe that have not yet been found in the forests of Beit Shemesh or Brazil, but flow with me here. This theory was first presented in 1929 by a Hungarian writer by a name I have no chance of expressing,
Phrygyes Karinthy, And several studies have already been done to prove it.
One of the experiments was given letters to random people in the Kansas and Nebraska area that were intended for random people in Boston, people were asked to give them to a destination if they happened to know him or someone else they thought was more likely to know the destination and so on until the reporter arrived. Of course not everyone reached their destination, but an analysis of which ones revealed that they went through 5.5 to 6 transfers before arrival. Is this considered proof? No. This is called strengthening the claims. Another interesting thing that was found was that most of the letters that reached their destination drained at one point or another, usually at the end of the process to the person who handed it over to the last link. These are the "key people", the ones who know them all.
As I wrote the theory is imperfect and there are some exceptions, but the thing is that it usually works! Do you understand the meaning of this? You are 6 dating from who you come to know! Warren Buffett? Brad Pitt? Greta? Sarah Silverman atoned for her? Who are you coming for?
The idea I'm trying to convey is that we are all connected. Maybe we think not, but yes. For anyone whose acquaintance with key figures stops them from promoting an idea, starting a business or thinking that is what stops them, I'm here to encourage you. You are more connected than you think. If you are not ashamed, open your mouth and communicate with the immediate environment, go out and meet people and shake hands or elbows. Your socio-business circle will expand, your number of acquaintances will increase and your degrees of separation will decrease, it will make it easier for you to promote yourself, your business or idea. You want to achieve. From the audience it is important to identify the "key people". These guys are especially important. These are people with an extraordinary social talent for context and getting to know everyone and therefore connecting with them actually opens up a whole rich world of connections for you.
The lesser side of it - you are 6 ranks from Corona patient. There is no need for hysteria, which is why you should wash your hands well. 20 seconds of soap and lukewarm water will do the job well. There is really no need for disinfectants for hands at home. Outside is another story.
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