Monday, May 24, 2004
Eye Contact and "You're Welcome" |1:20 PM| I made some Bumperstickers that may or may not get printed out at some point.
A while ago I had noticed that my personal skills needed some tuning. I was still fine around friends and coworkers, but around people I didn't know I found myself failing to act as a normal human being. I wasn't making eye contact, I was using bad posture, in general I was a sulk. I had been out of practice with interacting with people, since the only contact with unknown folks was through a telephone. You don't have to hide body language, you don't need to look them in the eyes, you don't have to smell them.
At the time, I made an effort to get back into the swing of interaction, and I managed to stop looking like a recently release prisoner. I feel as though it could again use some work.
Another habit I've lost, but I think most folks have lost it, is the habit of saying "You're welcome". Nowadays, it's "No problem" or "Anytime" or "Please, please just don't make that face again". I'm trying to make the effort of saying "You're welcome", and I'm finding it's harder than I thought.
Eye Contact and "You're Welcome" |1:20 PM| I made some Bumperstickers that may or may not get printed out at some point.
A while ago I had noticed that my personal skills needed some tuning. I was still fine around friends and coworkers, but around people I didn't know I found myself failing to act as a normal human being. I wasn't making eye contact, I was using bad posture, in general I was a sulk. I had been out of practice with interacting with people, since the only contact with unknown folks was through a telephone. You don't have to hide body language, you don't need to look them in the eyes, you don't have to smell them.
At the time, I made an effort to get back into the swing of interaction, and I managed to stop looking like a recently release prisoner. I feel as though it could again use some work.
Another habit I've lost, but I think most folks have lost it, is the habit of saying "You're welcome". Nowadays, it's "No problem" or "Anytime" or "Please, please just don't make that face again". I'm trying to make the effort of saying "You're welcome", and I'm finding it's harder than I thought.
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