10 Ideas To Improve Social Skills
While the genesis of this list had the younger generations in mind, I don't want this to be biased too far towards some false ideal of 'the good old days'. Grown-ups can benefit here as well.
1. Shake hands often.
2. Make appropriate eye contact.
3. Get outside and play, for at least one hour, every day. Unstructured play.
4. Create streaming & social services with algorithms that serve more educational / longer format content.
As opposed to quick dopamine hits of stupidity.
5. Have more 'hands-on' learning in & out of school.
This can be another list - many possibilities.
6. Practice speaking / performing in front of groups / public.
7. Remove phones from school completely.
No one will die because of it, believe it or not. In fact, this might even save lives.
8. Encourage more travel to unfamiliar places &/or hosting of visitors from other places.
9. Pick up the phone.
Rule of thumb: any time you have to write more than 1 simple idea or question, you should probably call.
10. Intentionally build more inclusive communities.
Another branch/list here, as this can vary widely to include multi-generational families, neighbors, rites of passage, people of the same faith/interests, etc.
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