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Eye contact is effortless when you’re no longer emotionally blocked on it — LessWrong

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For fun, I wanted to run a “Make 100% eye contact or get sent to jail” party. But I did not want it to be exposure therapy. That wouldn’t help the most nervous people. They may look like they’re making eye contact, but they would've actually become numb and kinda dead. Instead, I wanted everyone to be fully present and comfortable making unwavering eye contact. But how? Consider this: Eye contact is effortless when you’re not emotionally blocked. Everyone who wants to make more eye contact but can’t is held back by emotional blocks, most likely. So all I needed to do was help everyone safely untangle their blocks ;) Here’s how I remember improvising the first activity: Close your eyes. Settle in… Recall a time where you felt really comfortable making eye contact. When it was natural and easy. What was it like?… Bring on the feeling in your body… Does everyone have it? Raise your hand… OK… Sit in that feeling for a minute… Remember this feeling… In a moment, I’m going to tell you to ope

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