So I ended up at the festival downtown last weekend
and I did manage to meet someone. I ended up hanging
out with some homeless people and sharing my kettle
corn. It's very interesting to see people's reactions to
homeless people. Most people try to avoid even looking
in your direction.
I also had a friend who had no knowledge of my blog
tell me about a "weirdo" who came up and started
talking to her unprovoked. Why does society require
a reason to talk to a person. Why can't you just be nice.
I see people sitting alone at lunch every day and I want
to sit by them but I know that they would probably think
I was a freak if I did. Well, I'm off to design another
experiment.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Experiment #1 was a total failure.
I sent 5 emails. 3 girls, 2 guys. Not a single response.
Now here's the kicker, one of the guys that I sent a
messsage to actually had a recent post urging parents
to have their children talk to new kids in the class.
Even he didn't respond.
On a more positive note apparently other people have
similiar ideas:
http://www.betabeat.com/2011/09/08/grouper-sets-you-up-with-three-facebook-strangers-but-its-not-a-date/
It's a new service that matches 3 random people up
with 3 other random people.
Now here's the kicker, one of the guys that I sent a
messsage to actually had a recent post urging parents
to have their children talk to new kids in the class.
Even he didn't respond.
On a more positive note apparently other people have
similiar ideas:
http://www.betabeat.com/2011/09/08/grouper-sets-you-up-with-three-facebook-strangers-but-its-not-a-date/
It's a new service that matches 3 random people up
with 3 other random people.
Friday, September 2, 2011
Experiment #1: Now for something completely crazy.....
Ok, to help accomplish my plan, I've decided to
embark on a completely crazy endeavour.
I'm going to use facebook and try to friend a
complete stranger (no mutual friends) each day.
It is against facebook rules to "friend" a stranger
so I decided to instead just send a message and
see if I get a response.
Facebook search is limited but I've decided that to
help things along I'm going to try to pick someone
who lives in my town, looks interesting, shares a
couple similiar interests and is around my own age.
Ok, five messages sent, now to wait to see if I get
any responses.
embark on a completely crazy endeavour.
I'm going to use facebook and try to friend a
complete stranger (no mutual friends) each day.
It is against facebook rules to "friend" a stranger
so I decided to instead just send a message and
see if I get a response.
Facebook search is limited but I've decided that to
help things along I'm going to try to pick someone
who lives in my town, looks interesting, shares a
couple similiar interests and is around my own age.
Ok, five messages sent, now to wait to see if I get
any responses.
Day 1
So every day I see people I want to say something to
but I'm too scared to. I've set my initial goal to
talk to one complete stranger a day. I define a
complete stranger as someone who to my knowledge
I share no common friends with.
I went to lunch today to try my luck.
I've read a little about psychology and I know that in
order to not come across as a complete crazy you
should have a "token" or reason to initiate a conversation
more commonly thought of as an ice breaker or
common interest.
While people watching at lunch, I saw a pair of women
take pictures of themselves in front of the soda fountain.
This was the perfect opportunity to ask them why they did
such an obscure thing. I chickened out.
Why is it so hard to ask a stranger a question? What
could they have possibly done that would be that horrible.
Anyways, I did manage to talk to a guy on my way back to
my vehicle. He had a 4 month old puppy and using that as
an excuse I was able to talk to him for a few minutes.
So mission accomplished even if I did use a rather easy
token to accomplish it.
but I'm too scared to. I've set my initial goal to
talk to one complete stranger a day. I define a
complete stranger as someone who to my knowledge
I share no common friends with.
I went to lunch today to try my luck.
I've read a little about psychology and I know that in
order to not come across as a complete crazy you
should have a "token" or reason to initiate a conversation
more commonly thought of as an ice breaker or
common interest.
While people watching at lunch, I saw a pair of women
take pictures of themselves in front of the soda fountain.
This was the perfect opportunity to ask them why they did
such an obscure thing. I chickened out.
Why is it so hard to ask a stranger a question? What
could they have possibly done that would be that horrible.
Anyways, I did manage to talk to a guy on my way back to
my vehicle. He had a 4 month old puppy and using that as
an excuse I was able to talk to him for a few minutes.
So mission accomplished even if I did use a rather easy
token to accomplish it.
How to talk to Strangers
If an animal approaches you for no reason, it is assumed that
he is either crazy(rabid), or domesticated.
If a stranger approaches you for no reason, he's just considered
crazy or at least that is the perception. Most people assume
that you can't approach a complete stranger for no reason.
This blog is my attempt to challenge that convention.
he is either crazy(rabid), or domesticated.
If a stranger approaches you for no reason, he's just considered
crazy or at least that is the perception. Most people assume
that you can't approach a complete stranger for no reason.
This blog is my attempt to challenge that convention.
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