I want to improve my social skills. I thought by way of stepping out of my comfort zone. So here’s what I thought:
Try and make conversation to a random person, location or occasion be damned, at least once per week. With saying more than two sentences be deemed sufficient. If the other person does not initially respond amicably (to the first sentence), I leave them alone.
I tried making more small talk with strangers, almost all of the time the other person was receptive and it was lovely.
Every now and then, and this is maybe like 1 in 20, the other person didn’t seem happy about it. That didn’t inspire confidence, but I have kept going. Causing someone to have a slightly awkward experience is nothing to lose sleep over, it’s just a part of life. Do it