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They tend to take the same route to and from work and talk to the same types of people at parties. In contrast, many lucky people try to introduce variety into
by raju 17y ago
They tend to take the same route to and from work and talk to the same types of people at parties. In contrast, many lucky people try to introduce variety into their lives. For example, one person described how he thought of a colour before arriving at a party and then introduced himself to people wearing that colour. This kind of behaviour boosts the likelihood of chance opportunities by introducing variety
This may be tangential to the discussion at hand, but for many, like myself, who tend to be shy and hesitant to reach out to others, this seems like one good way to overcome that. If you make it into a game, it can become less stressful. Anyone else have any other ideas like this?
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- maneesh 17y agoDo what I did to make it happen---just do it. Do it everyday. Talk to random strangers. Go live in a hostel in a foreign country (by far the easiest way ever to meet people). Make it natural
- Psyonic 17y agoAgreed on hostels being the easiest way to meet people. You don't even need to try, which is why it actually might not improve your skills at home all that much.
- ovi256 17y agoOrganize a Rubik's party - great fun - everyone comes with clothes of different colors. The goal is to exchange clothes with someone else so that at the end of the evening, all your clothes have the same color. First to do it "wins". Great way to meet people - you have to talk to them to do it. Great way to meet girls too. More of a young/student thing though - replaces beer pong around here. Would not work with an older crowd I guess, but hey, as long as you do it with the outer clothing, everyone could play.