> hard Oh yes, no doubt about that. And one of the many, many real life skills that schools should concern themselves with. Because who else? Another opportun

> hard Oh yes, no doubt about that. And one of the many, many real life skills that schools should concern themselves with. Because who else? Another opportunity though is people watching. When bored or noised-out I sometimes give up on getting two words in and instead observe how people in that circle are talking or rather participating. There is amazing stuff going on at the meta level. People trying to be good hosts, people with zero self-awareness, other people observing and taking notes, people aware they are being chased, others not at all... It's fun.