Heh. It's funny how the brain works. Writing, to me, is something that just comes so naturally it's as if it doesn't take any real effort - it just flows from b

Heh. It's funny how the brain works. Writing, to me, is something that just comes so naturally it's as if it doesn't take any real effort - it just flows from brain to hand, as if my thoughts are just manifesting themselves into text. The right words just appear. Conversationally, however, I'm the opposite - I often need to be very comfortable with someone to achieve anything even approximating that level of flow, and if I'm with people I've just met, then I overanalyse and second guess my words to the point where it can sometimes just gum up the works entirely and I mostly sit out of the conversation. And leading the conversation, thinking of something to say, new topics to talk about - at best I can hope to keep that up for half an hour, after a few drinks, if it's a situation like a date where failure is not an option (well, not a good option). I envy people who have a high level of conversational fluency, wit, and charm. It's as if it just comes so naturally to them that it doesn't take any real effort.