My advice is simple : lists. Write them. Read them. Live them. If you see social interaction closely (but not too closely), you will notice it is best kept un

My advice is simple : lists. Write them. Read them. Live them. If you see social interaction closely (but not too closely), you will notice it is best kept uncomplicated, low on substance and meaning with absolutely no expectations from others or from you and the attempt to finding a faint sense of connection. With this in mind, you will realize, uncomplicated things are usually obvious and hence go unnoticed like what you wore to work on the last day of 2016. Thats a conversation starter right there. When stereotyped, new years eve is about partying or just staying home or something else. Either can continue the conversation further for a couple more sentences. And if all you care about is telling this to someone you bump into at the water cooler, you're likely to hear something similarly dumb and irrelevant to you. But, lo and behold, you just had a social interaction. Uncomplicated, light, useless and just that. Unfortunately, right now, you won't get things to talk about off the top of your mind. So making a list is a life saver. Here are a few samples: TVs have gotten slimmer over the years. But not people. Being a traveller vs a tourist How your teacher from 4th grade looks so similar to someone you bumped into on your way here. Indian food. Each can be connected to the next in more than 3 ways if you think :) After 20 conversations like these, you'll just get good at them. And since you have a list of good conversations, you can always fall back to tried and tested ones. One misconception is that social interaction should just be natural. Puh-lease. Just do this, feel better and do what you really should be doing.