Any non-fiction books about becoming a social butterfly? Success in meeting people?
Almost all of them are bollocks. It really comes down to having a strong, genuine personality and getting lots of practice.
You can't be a social butterfly by reading a book.You have to talk to people, you have to be present. You have to learn to take rejections and awkwardness of life. It's all practice, practice, practice.
>>25362745OK, perhaps not entirely through reading, but there has been invaluable pieces of advice I have learnt through books, like; putting extra effort into listening, being more emotionally vulnerable to endear yourself to people and giving yourself time to pause and think before responding immediately. Things of that nature.
>>25362739How to Win Friends and Influence People
>>25362739Alcohol will do more than a thousand books
>>25362739Social Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
the like switch had a few things in it that I quite like, mostly just the part about empathetic statements
>>25362739Impro by Keith Johnstone
>>25362745these are useless pieces of advice for the ultra introverted. the issue is how to GET THEM to talk to people in the first place.
>>25362739You should honestly not bother.
>>25363915I understand the sentiment, but I'd like to try before saying sour grapes.
