From: Six Degrees of Separation: How We're All Closer Than You Think

How might your actions influence people beyond your immediate friends?

Since behaviors can spread up to three degrees in social networks, your attitude or choices may affect not just your friends, but their friends and even others further out.

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Be mindful of how your behavior might ripple through your social circles positively.

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