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# Reach Out
- URL: https://andys.blog/reach-out/
- Published: 2025-10-04T08:59:06.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-04T08:59:10.000Z
- Author: Andy Trattner

My friend and mentor Brett wrote a wonderful blog post earlier this year called ["Reach out to people who publish"](https://brettcvz.com/posts/139-reach-out-to-people-who-publish?ref=andys.blog). The punch line is right in the first paragraph:

> "A person that cares enough about a topic to write a blog post, article, or book on a topic *wants* to talk with other people about that idea."

I wrote something similar 5 years ago, showcasing a few [examples](https://trattner.github.io/positive-sum.html?ref=andys.blog) of when I reached out to various people whose work impacted me. I framed it like this:

> "It’s generous to do the potentially risky emotional labor of painting a picture. To publish a blog post, write a poem, create a company, code an app, ask a tough question, send a heartfelt postcard."

There have been a few magic [moments](https://world.hey.com/tratt/seth-just-mentioned-me-e3dc577a?ref=andys.blog) resulting from my outreach to others. But even more have come [inbound](https://andys.blog/people-search/) to me. They range from small "hi" comments to full-blown interviews and job offers. It's immensely rewarding when others [resonate](https://world.hey.com/tratt/what-i-learned-from-marketing-my-work-7e9c1424?ref=andys.blog) with what I've written. 

Check out the flurry of [comments](https://www.betonit.ai/p/the-case-against-education-a-reformer/comments?ref=andys.blog) that resulted from Brett's outreach. He obviously just cares about education. It's so good. I love to see passion on display like this.

What do you care about enough to opine on?