Social Freedom Exercises: 2008-08-20

I got a high score of 124!

I rushed the deep dark secret, basically going up to three girls and blurting out, “Hey, I need to tell you a secret: blahblahblah. Okay, thanks for playing along, bye,” and leaving. I gave myself a score of 1 for that.

I couldn’t butt in, though. It’s something I need to work on. It just feels weird, if I were chatting with my friend, “OMG Tom and Jerry got engaged!” to have someone we don’t know suddenly chime in, “OMG are you serious? They’ve been dating for so long, it’s about time!” I mean, I know I can immediately walk away after that, but it’s still difficult.

I feel that I wussed out on the rapport seeker. Instead of talking to a bum, I talked to a guy who was giving out fliers, without taking one. I also didn’t keep track of the time. I gave myself a 7, even though I felt comfortable.

Overall, I’m glad my score keeps increasing:
2008-08-03: 104
2008-08-14: 117
2008-08-20: 124

180, here I come!