Fasten Your Seatbelt for a Journey in Human Connection
Discover the book that’s helping people rediscover the joy of human connection.

We’re Ghosting Ourselves
We’ve grown too comfortable tuning people out. Headphones in. Eyes down. Scrolling past the humanity right beside us. But every time we ignore the person next to us, we’re not just missing them—we’re slowly unraveling ourselves. We’re choosing isolation over invitation. Disconnection over discovery. We’re building the very loneliness we wish someone would rescue us from.
The result? A quiet epidemic of what may as well be empty seats—on planes, in our communities, in our hearts. And it’s costing us more than we realize: the joy of being known, the healing of being heard, the belonging we were made for.
Ever Sat Next to a Stranger and Left Changed?
Something beautiful happens when we choose to look up—when we choose curiosity over comfort, and presence over passivity. In seeking to know someone else, we end up rediscovering parts of ourselves.
Serving others doesn’t just bless them—it rewires us.
It reawakens our empathy, resets our perspective, and reminds us how deeply we’re connected.
What if the person next to you isn’t just a stranger… but a mirror, a guide, a lesson waiting to be heard?
Meet the Author, Your Travel Companion
Adam Erwin boarded 33 flights with one goal: talk to the person next to him and discover the lesson they had to teach.
Your Connection is Cleared for Takeoff
This isn’t just a book—it’s a movement back toward each other.
Rediscover how to listen. How to wonder. How to really see someone.
Let this book be your boarding pass to better conversations, bolder empathy, and belonging.
What’s the Plan, Captain?
Buy the book and get inspired by real-life strangers with transformational stories
Reflect on what it means to be present, curious, and gain skills for better connections personally and professionally
Book Adam to inspire your team, audience, or community