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Notes on social rejection - by Kasra - Bits of Wonder

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Reflections from a recent experiment in initiating social connection.

A few months ago I tried an experiment: kasra@kasratweets my social life is vastly inhibited by my unwillingness to ask people to hang out because I'm afraid of being rejected/ignored I'm gonna try out this game where I push myself to send messages to a few friends/acquaintances every weekend and feel the discomfort/fear clearly 4:35 AM · Nov 13, 2021 28 Likes After months of on-again, off-again frustration with my lack of plans most weekends, it was clear that the biggest thing getting in the way of my social life was myself. I wrote in my journal in early November: even though my…

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