Social practice!
So things are going pretty well over here. I've finally found the willpower to make the decision to discipline myself, and this has come with a marked change in lifestyle. Finally, I've started going outside and meeting with friends at every opportunity... a plan which makes me much happier than staying at home as I did before, but which has also made me realize how horribly lacking I am in social skills (at least, compared to some). I also seem to have a shortage of real-world topics to talk about, and am not so good at starting small talk or keeping it going.
Still, I've been practicing (at cost to my own sleep schedule, which I think can't go on much longer), so I think there's improvement. I'm not sure it's really visible yet (especially to me), but I feel a little better, at least.
Now, if only more of the conversations were in German...
Still, I've been practicing (at cost to my own sleep schedule, which I think can't go on much longer), so I think there's improvement. I'm not sure it's really visible yet (especially to me), but I feel a little better, at least.
Now, if only more of the conversations were in German...