Let your hook always be cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish.

Good things often come from unlikely places: a conversation with a stranger, an application you nearly did not send, a class taken on a whim. You cannot predict which effort will pay off, so the practical approach is to keep a few lines in the water at all times. People who only try where success seems certain miss the surprises that come from long-shot attempts. Readiness costs little compared with what it occasionally catches.

Keep one small, speculative effort going alongside your main work, such as a message to someone you admire, an idea submitted somewhere, or a new group joined. Treat each as cheap, and expect most to come to nothing.