Just because you’re an introvert doesn’t have to mean that you’re bad at conversation, but it can be incredibly helpful to have these conversation starters for introverts if you’re a little out of practice. Often, an introvert will have a rich and detailed internal world, including their own thoughts, but it can be hard to …
If you’ve been hit with a case of the “I don’t know what to say” – itis (it happens to the best of us), here are some easy solutions to help give you some confidence on figuring out what to say. Not knowing what to say happens to everyone, not just people who feel their …
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Ever dealt with someone who always plays the victim? If you’re not exhausted just reading that line, you will be after you have to spend emotional energy on someone who always plays the victim. What does it mean to play the victim, anyway? Before we talk about how to deal with and engage with these …
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If you’re looking for advice on how to be less annoying, chances are that you’ve been told by other people in your family, friend group, or community that you’re annoying. Which, eesh, sorry to hear that! No one wants to be thought of as annoying, a nuisance to have around, but sometimes if you display …
A friend who manipulates you or your emotions. A friend who always seems to be the center of the drama. A friend who makes you feel worse about yourself than before you saw them. These are all examples of toxic friends, and in this guide on how to deal with toxic friends, we’re going to …
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“Saying no” is one of my favorite pasttimes, as it is for anyone else who feels like they’re actually in control of their life and not just “yes”ing to a bunch of things they don’t want to do, but learning how to say no politely is a great skill to have to make sure you …
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While there are often quotes like, “it’s hard being an introvert in an extrovert world,” people don’t often think about the disadvantages of being an extrovert or the negative parts about being an extrovert. And while it might be true that in some arenas, like business, extroverts tend to be better networkers and get ahead …
If you’re facing a significant loss, it can be difficult to know what to say when someone says “sorry for your loss.” Whatever words they use, the meaning is the same: they feel sympathy, but both of you know that you aren’t in the same situation and that they couldn’t possibly know just how much …
Most of us find it easy to say “thank you,” but many of us find it hard to know how to respond to “thank you”! It seems obvious, and many people have their own phrases they like to use (we’ll go over some below), but it can sometimes be hard to know how much to …
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Okay, chatty Cathys, you’re wondering how to stop talking too much because either you’re self-conscious about it or someone has told you that you talk too much. I want to be clear before you get further in the article that there is something to be said for owning your personality and being yourself. If you …
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