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08-06-2022, 10:59 PM | #9851 (permalink) | |
No Ice In My Bourbon
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It's the first advice I give to interns who are going into college and intern at the company I work at. Join a club or group at college that interests you. Joining the radio club at my college did wonders for me. I discovered a bunch of different music and I drastically improved my social skills. And I learned how to be a radio DJ on top of it. The best advice I can give about conversation making in general - learn to be a good listener and ask pertinent questions of people. For 90% of people, there's nothing they'd rather do than talk about themselves to someone who seems interested. And you pull that off, they'll remember you and you might just make a friend. And hell, they might ask you questions too. There must be a D&D club or something near you that you could join Bats, no? |
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08-06-2022, 11:04 PM | #9852 (permalink) | |
Zum Henker Defätist!!
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Lol it's not quite that bad these days but a legit reason before inflation exploded for me wanting a car was actually getting involved in political and/or volunteer work. I'm currently living off about 9k saved up for that reason.
And me and my nerdy bud are currently going to a weekly board game night that a comic book store for social reasons.
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08-06-2022, 11:05 PM | #9853 (permalink) | |
Music Addict
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In my late 20s, I joined a curling club, playing in a social league. It was tons of fun. The game itself is social in nature. After being out of hockey for ten years, I joined a league made up of guys from work. It is a great way to network. |
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08-06-2022, 11:08 PM | #9854 (permalink) | |
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High school kids here have a number of volunteer hours they need to complete before graduation. Is that a thing anywhere else? |
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08-06-2022, 11:10 PM | #9855 (permalink) | |
No Ice In My Bourbon
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I'm happy for ya that you're actively trying to improve. Fighting for what you believe in politically is great, but self-improvement is even better. What you really need is a group of nerdy metalhead friends who listen to Slayer and play board games. $20 says that group of people you're playing with don't listen to Slayer with any regularity. |
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08-06-2022, 11:40 PM | #9858 (permalink) |
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On the one hand I'm kinda tired of my car but on the other hand it's literally how I make all my money rn as I am technically unemployed. I showed back up to my job I don't usually go to and apparently it was the last day the temps were working there and I had no idea. I was expecting to get fired individually not go out as a team.
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08-07-2022, 12:20 AM | #9859 (permalink) | |
Zum Henker Defätist!!
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Yeah I was hoping inflation was gonna be short term but I might have to bite the bullet.
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08-07-2022, 02:53 AM | #9860 (permalink) | ||
the bantering battleaxe
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That's nice though Charles. Getting a car seems very much worth the trouble. I relate to isolation being a baseline, fighting against that is like a constant swim upstream for me.
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