Comments on: Talk To Strangers: They Might Have Candy http://liveuncomfortably.com/talk-to-strangers-they-might-have-candy/ growth beyond comfort-zones Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:55:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Amanda is a Traveling Photographer http://liveuncomfortably.com/talk-to-strangers-they-might-have-candy/#comment-697 Amanda is a Traveling Photographer Thu, 07 May 2009 16:52:14 +0000 http://liveuncomfortably.com/?p=9#comment-697 I think it's all about balance. I like mix a social and alone time. It depends on the area too. I live back and forth between Salt Lake and San Francisco and SF people are SO MUCH MORE FRIENDLY and open than Utah people. I chalk it up to logistics. SF is more "squished" ..... you just are right next to people more and conversation just pop up. I go back to Utah and random conversation just don't happen as much. ~Amanda I think it’s all about balance. I like mix a social and alone time. It depends on the area too. I live back and forth between Salt Lake and San Francisco and SF people are SO MUCH MORE FRIENDLY and open than Utah people. I chalk it up to logistics. SF is more “squished” ….. you just are right next to people more and conversation just pop up. I go back to Utah and random conversation just don’t happen as much. ~Amanda

]]> By: connie http://liveuncomfortably.com/talk-to-strangers-they-might-have-candy/#comment-307 connie Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:11:28 +0000 http://liveuncomfortably.com/?p=9#comment-307 i'm always here to help out a friend! and that's marketing manager, man. i’m always here to help out a friend! and that’s marketing manager, man.

]]> By: Live Uncomfortably » Become More Social Overnight http://liveuncomfortably.com/talk-to-strangers-they-might-have-candy/#comment-7 Live Uncomfortably » Become More Social Overnight Sun, 11 May 2008 04:54:03 +0000 http://liveuncomfortably.com/?p=9#comment-7 [...] week long experiment as laid out in Talk To Strangers: They Might Have Candy has come to an end. I tried my best to say “hello” to everyone I passed on the street [...] […] week long experiment as laid out in Talk To Strangers: They Might Have Candy has come to an end. I tried my best to say “hello” to everyone I passed on the street […]

]]> By: Michael http://liveuncomfortably.com/talk-to-strangers-they-might-have-candy/#comment-4 Michael Thu, 08 May 2008 20:37:23 +0000 http://liveuncomfortably.com/?p=9#comment-4 I've been trying your exercise in saying "hello" whenever possible and i just thought i would share some interesting observations and revelations i had. First off, its crazy how fast you start to feel the effects of "just going for it". I became increasingly more confident (or maybe it was indifference to a possible negative response) with every person i spoke to. After a few days of trial and error you learn how to approach people without seeming awkward or "weird". All of this culminates into a life skill of being able to connect with someone without needing and introduction or a connecting circumstance. EVERYONE is now a potential friend, business partner, lover etc. It opens up an infinite amount of doors, and in my opinion, is the most effective way to break down your previous limiting mindset. That being said, i want to point out some disturbing observations. Most people i talked to were reluctant to have a conversation...at first. I would say "hello" or comment on the magazine they were reading, and they would be very short with their answers. Through repetition, you can feel out which people will eventually be receptive and which ones are just so uncomfortable by your presence, that they actually fake a cell phone call or something. Its too bad that society has deemed that talking to strangers as a dangerous and taboo. Having experienced this social enlightenment, i can truly say the world would be a better place if people weren't so closed off. I’ve been trying your exercise in saying “hello” whenever possible and i just thought i would share some interesting observations and revelations i had. First off, its crazy how fast you start to feel the effects of “just going for it”. I became increasingly more confident (or maybe it was indifference to a possible negative response) with every person i spoke to. After a few days of trial and error you learn how to approach people without seeming awkward or “weird”. All of this culminates into a life skill of being able to connect with someone without needing and introduction or a connecting circumstance. EVERYONE is now a potential friend, business partner, lover etc. It opens up an infinite amount of doors, and in my opinion, is the most effective way to break down your previous limiting mindset.

That being said, i want to point out some disturbing observations. Most people i talked to were reluctant to have a conversation…at first. I would say “hello” or comment on the magazine they were reading, and they would be very short with their answers. Through repetition, you can feel out which people will eventually be receptive and which ones are just so uncomfortable by your presence, that they actually fake a cell phone call or something.

Its too bad that society has deemed that talking to strangers as a dangerous and taboo. Having experienced this social enlightenment, i can truly say the world would be a better place if people weren’t so closed off.

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