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When I meet someone new who seems interesting, I tend to ask him or her a lot of questions. My attitude is, I already know about myself and I know nothing about this person, so why not try to learn more about the unknown?
If someone tells me she flew somewhere, I ask what airport she flew out of, about her flight route, her experience on the plane, how she bought her tickets.
If someone pulls out a credit card to pay for a meal, I ask about the card, the po
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09.22.08
This is definitely an interesting concept...I think self-awareness can help in many areas of personal interaction. One trait I like about a person is an ability to recognize his/her own shortcomings and joke about them in good spirit with others. I often do this myself, and I find that while it sometimes catches people off-guard, it makes them a lot more comfortable with me in the long-run.
09.22.08
and it makes us very comfortable with ourselves too....
09.22.08
haha... you and I probably would not get a long... because I hate answering questions about myself. I would rather learn about others also.
Interesting point about the self-awareness and being able to point out short-comings. I never really thought about it like that but it is very true. (Though I would still be annoyed with a backseat driver) good post.
09.22.08
I think your article makes a great point. My friend, who is a successful politician and used to mingling in large crowds of people shared his secret with me. He said "just ask people about themselves...everyone always like to talk about themselves." I've tried and it works, especially for younger professionals when meeting older folks.
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