We are all just weird programs running the stupidest scripts.
10 Sleep
20 Get up
30 Go to work
40 Go home
50 Depression
60 GOTO 10
Oh yeah? Mine’s stupider!
As someone with autism this is what my brain does all the time. But with more anxiety and less realistic conversation scenarios.
This is a good book I read not long ago. Improv(e) Your Conversations: Think on Your Feet, Witty …. It’s not a long book and an enjoyable read. Each chapter takes a few minutes to read.
My take away from the book is to find what the other parties want to talk about and get them to talk about it. Also that controversial topics generally make conversations more memorable and form more intimate relationships.
If you haven’t already read Carnegie, “How to win friends and influence people” is a surprisingly useful book on the same subject. Comes with some mnemonic devices and a lot of salient day to day advice in addition to the conversational tips.
No way! My mom’s dead!
Nice. So what do you want to do with that?
