I’m increasingly convinced it’s much easier (and happier) to assume strangers are friends you haven’t met yet, than to assume strangers will remain strangers.
Amanda Natividadtwitter.comI’m increasingly convinced it’s much easier (and happier) to assume strangers are friends you haven’t met yet, than to assume strangers will remain strangers.
my new working theory on the loneliness crisis is to stop aiming to find friends. to make friends assumes an end goal.
rather, aim to achieve the feeling of connectedness.
a life filled with connectedness is someone who looks up when they walk around. they smile at the people
Adele Blochx.comSo, if talking to strangers seems daunting to you, it might help to think that by doing so, you could give someone the gift of being seen.
Gillian Sandstrom • Why you should talk to strangers | BPS
Now I started seeing talking to people at bars, shows, simple meet-ups, etc as Opportunities to work on my social skills, rather than feeling annoyed that I didn't belong, or that these weren't my people. Even those I had little in common with had something to offer
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