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Acting in a way that's unfamiliar and uncomfortable will always feel fake initially. If the OP wants to get out of his shell he'll have to be awkward and fake
by philk 16y ago
Acting in a way that's unfamiliar and uncomfortable will always feel fake initially. If the OP wants to get out of his shell he'll have to be awkward and fake for a while.
Happily this will fade with time as he becomes more accustomed to acting that way.
- drivebyacct2 16y agoI'm not talking about the getting over being shy. I'm talking about the over compensating that causes all of the ones-up-manship and degradation amongst members that I've seen. I wouldn't knock any of the positive aspects of gaining some social skills...
- gte910h 16y agoI'd honestly say, in my experience, there were certainly a couple oneupsman type people, the vast majority weren't. And the dealing with the ones who were in something that mattered before getting a job with that exact sort of people, was a great bit of job training.