Social Skydiving Day 15: Half Way There
I'm still carrying forward with the momentum from yesterday. When I have moments of insecurity or lost opportunities for comfortable interactions I evaluate why I held back and what I can think in the...
View ArticleSocial Skydiving Day 16: Standing Outside the Fire
Let's Get Failures Out of the WayYesterday my closing goal was to introduce myself to at least one person a day from now on. FAIL. I think I could have done that, but I wussed out/couldn't think of an...
View ArticleSocial Skydiving Day 17: Getting Names is a PITA
Time Goes So Fast! Every day I make a post I can't believe how close I am to being done with my 30 days. I always start writing my post in gmail, write the day number, pause, look at my previous post...
View ArticleSocial Skydiving Days 18-20: Winners are Made of Fail, Losers are Made of...
To anyone curious enough to read this, I've lived my life until now in the everpresent fear of my assumptions. Assumptions about what life was and what danger was; That heartache and yearning were...
View ArticleSocial Skydiving Day 21: Ignore the Clouds, It's Sunny Outside.
After this weekend's kick ass end I was back at work today and back to the day to day grind.Remember how last week I struggled a bit? I tried to force myself to talk to people I didn't want to, I was...
View ArticleSocial Skydiving Day 22 Article Postponed
I'm working on a final draft of that essay I posted yesterday. Check back tomorrow. I'll have a double article up some time tomorrow night.-Justin Permalink | Leave a comment »
View ArticleSocial Skydiving Day 22: My Social Formula
"(401): i wish i could "like" people's thoughts in real life like i can on facebook (1-401): you can....by speaking...."-From textsfromlastnight.com (http://textsfromlastnight.com/view/50050)...
View ArticleSocial Skydiving Day 23: The Stress I'm Under
One of my friends left a comment on one of the previous days saying that he thought I was a latent extrovert. He might have meant it in jest but I've heard similar remarks from people who've only...
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Social Skydiving: My Final Draft of Days 18-20
To_anyone_curious_enough_to_read_this_-3.pdf Download this file Just thought I'd share the final product of that essay I put up here on Sunday since I finally turned it in today.It's pretty heavily...
View ArticleSocial Skydiving Day 24: Don't Talk to Grumpy
I was grumpy today. Me no want talk nobody. Still did, but only just. I'm running on too little sleep due to all of the reasons I've listed in previous "episodes" as some you call them. Likewise, my...
View ArticleSocial Skydiving Day 25: Good Morning Criticism!
Back to Being a Breeze Again I know this is common knowledge now but I always forget it. Whenever I'm feeling overwhelmed, stressed, and just generally tweaked out, a little sleep and exercise go a...
View ArticleSocial Skydiving Day 26: Karaoking It Solo
Social Skydiving is Life Skydiving One of the most important things I've learned from social skydiving is to be more willing to do things that scare me. For me, this whole thing isn't just about...
View ArticleSocial Skydiving Day 27: Doing Over Tomorrow... Nothing to See Here
All I did today was just try and recuperate from getting in so late last night. I did stumble out to the grocery store but I couldn't even think straight. I haven't had a day of no social interaction...
View ArticleDay 27: She Turned Me Down for a Date and I Feel Awesome!
Wow, so this is going to be a super embarrassing post and that's exactly why it'll kick ass. This is the best night ever for me to blog about. I had that one night where I had a huge success and that...
View ArticleSocial Skydiving Day 28: Acting as a Hub
Wow, it's the 28th day. So close. Today I had a good mixture of some more advanced social interaction and social anxiety. My day was solid and I'm beginning to actively prep for something very big and...
View ArticleSocial Skydiving: Challenge Me, I Fail, You Get $500.
I almost forgot to give credit to Christina Moran (thanks to Keith for introducing us!) and Jeff Lenney for inspiring this post. They pointed out that there really needs to be some accomplishment that...
View ArticleSocial Skydiving Day 29: Final Challenge Revealed
Tonight I need to talk about two things: What happened today/how I did What my final challenge will be. So let's get this started. A Less Subtle Start to a Conversation While I was waiting for the...
View ArticleSocial Skydiving Day 30: Wrapping Up the Daily Grind
So what's happening? Last day! Well, I still have my final exam but Trevor thinks it will take a couple weeks due to planning complexity (and I agree).So let's discuss today.Social Hub++My biggest...
View ArticleSocial Skydiving Day 50: Checking In
Am I Still Going?Yes. Definitely. I'm not sticking to the rules strictly anymore however. Instead I am talking to any and everyone who looks interesting on any given day. Some days that results in...
View ArticleSomething to Think About
This comic captures the plight of the introvert so well! http://xkcd.com/642/ Permalink | Leave a comment »
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