I think the most important advice in learning how to function socially is: study people. Watch them, analyze them, try to figure out why they do things. Examine both positive examples—people who function well in social settings—and negative examples.
Most people are fascinated by other people, and so will learn about them without prompting. I think the problem with socially awkward folk is that they find humans and social situations uninteresting and thus not worthy of study.
Most people are fascinated by other people, and so will learn about them without prompting. I think the problem with socially awkward folk is that they find humans and social situations uninteresting and thus not worthy of study.
I think this is a big part of it in most cases! (It’s also somewhat self reinforcing.)
I think the most important advice in learning how to function socially is: study people. Watch them, analyze them, try to figure out why they do things. Examine both positive examples—people who function well in social settings—and negative examples.
Most people are fascinated by other people, and so will learn about them without prompting. I think the problem with socially awkward folk is that they find humans and social situations uninteresting and thus not worthy of study.
I think this is a big part of it in most cases! (It’s also somewhat self reinforcing.)
This is one of the things I have planned for my IA meetups, when the random walk takes us to a crowded area.