Social skills articles on other blogs # 2 – www.scotthyoung.com
January 8, 2009
Scott H Young is a college student who blogs about a range of personal development topics, with a definite focus on productivity and habits.
Social skills-wise, he has some really good things to say. When I read his advice on socializing, I sometimes have to laugh because he’s independently come to some of the same conclusions I did (e.g., that advice like, “Just be confident and be yourself”, is easier said than done, or that socially capable people often say things like this because they can’t really articulate why they’re good).
He likely knows what he’s talking about because he had to get his own people skills into shape. As he says:
“I became a lot more social when I moved from my smaller town to the larger city of Winnipeg. Before my move, I hadn’t built many strong relationships in my hometown. This was partially due to my personal development efforts, as I distanced myself from the crowd to work on myself. It was only after I moved that I realized I was missing a huge chunk of life, and I needed to take steps to fix it.
…nearly three years later, those steps have been very successful. I have several groups of friends, and any evening I spend by myself is a matter of choice, not a lack of options.”
Here are some of his articles:
How To Improve Your Social Skills
Social Skills And Dancing For Dummies
I also wrote an earlier post listing some links to good articles on making conversation. I mention three of his articles on that sub-topic there too.
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