When to use it
Use it to be realistic about how many relationships you can actively maintain and to prioritise.
How to apply it
- Accept that you cannot keep up with everyone equally.
- Identify your innermost layer of about five people.
- Identify the next layer of roughly 15 people you rely on often.
- Plan regular contact for these inner layers.
- Use light-touch contact, such as occasional messages, for the outer layers.
Tip: The number is an approximate average with real variation between people, not a hard limit.