

About the #1 thing for me to loosen up socially was to avoid lists of things you have to “stop doing immediately” and shit like that because they get me in my head, then I’m triple-thinking everything and saying nothing.
Rather than “do not” tips I try to focus on “do” tips for people improving socialization.
“Showing interest and asking questions” is a #1 tip which precludes you doing a lot of rude things.
If you swear a little while doing that, no one is going to be upset.






Also the standard “outdated message you have to listen to twice in entirety despite it not applying to you,” like “Please note, starting June 1, 2021 as a result of the Covid 19 Virus we will be starting social practicing guidelines in our offices” and they repeat a number twice for curbside that hasn’t existed in half a decade.