[paulcole]

> I have to keep up a facade in front of other people at all times.

This comes down to the idea of whether you believe that if you “keep up a facade at all times” that the facade becomes who you really are.

You don’t need an article convincing you why networking is important. You either need to be curious enough to want to see if your life can be better by doing something that goes against what you believe is your nature or not.