Tend to your social circle. Over the next day or so, the more you affirm your bonds with friends, allies, and co-conspirators, the more intellectually expansive life will become. The recipe for thriving connections often involves simply being present for others — with patience, consistency, and sincerity. Check in with your loves and practice giving them your undivided attention. After all, our worldviews aren’t enriched merely in books or lecture halls. We learn a lot about ourselves and others when we earnestly show up to the classroom of our relationships.