I've tried blocking out time for dedicated work time; I feel like you could do something similar with conversations. Maybe see if you can schedule conversations with people in your local area who are experts or experienced in things you're interested in and just ask them if they'd want to meet up and chat about what they do over coffee. You get to learn something new all the time, you build up a good network of people you can talk to in person, and you have the chance to recharge a bit with some social time without any guilt of feeling like it's just something you do at random times.
I've tried blocking out time for dedicated work time; I feel like you could do something similar with conversations. Maybe see if you can schedule conversations with people in your local area who are experts or experienced in things you're interested in and just ask them if they'd want to meet up and chat about what they do over coffee. You get to learn something new all the time, you build up a good network of people you can talk to in person, and you have the chance to recharge a bit with some social time without any guilt of feeling like it's just something you do at random times.
Yeah, building a community to hang out with and talk to is helpful and I try to do it. But when you're not in a proper area, that's a problem.