Recommendation: treat networking, friend-making, social activities, etc as a skill to be developed. Gamify it for yourself. What I'm saying here isn't meant to

Recommendation: treat networking, friend-making, social activities, etc as a skill to be developed. Gamify it for yourself. What I'm saying here isn't meant to be insincere in your desire to connect with others, but rather treat it as a skill to work on the same way you might work on your health, diet, knowledge, etc. I'm an extreme introvert and loner - always have been - but at some point I realized that it's critical to be able to connect with other people at some level. Thus, when I started to view it as a muscle to be strengthened, I got a whole lot better at it. As others have said - go find your tribe, not only in college, but in whatever you do post-studies.