The Connection Agency was written to help you build genuine connections with other people, fast. Psychological research is great, but we wanted to know what tactics actually work for building authentic connections in day-to-day life. So we recruited a group of connection agents to test each tactic before it went in the book.

Our agents received weekly assignments asking them to practice everything from asking the right questions to jumping in a freezing lake. They've reported their findings here, and we summarised all of the best tactics. Expect how-to instructions, concrete tactics, and real-life stories of forging deep connections.