How comfortable are you with small talk?
Me, not so much. I've always struggled with small talk, and that's why I had this book on my bookshelf, "The Fine Art of Small Talk" by Debra Fine.
I've always been trying to improve this vital skill for my social awkwardness, for job strength, and for all-around improvement in meeting and getting along with people. But I have never been able to master it.
Once I became aware of my autism and received a late diagnosis of being on the spectrum, this struggle began to make sense.
But it doesn't mean that I don't want to keep trying. I've definitely improved over the years, although I have to purposefully think about it to make any small talk happen. It doesn't flow naturally for me. I don't even want to say how many years it took me to ask someone how they're doing after I answer their question to me of how I'm doing. That was a huge step forward, but then I lost momentum after that...ugh. Baby steps...
This was a great and comical review for me, and I hope helpful for many of you out there too. Please let me know if this was helpful, and any other thoughts I can share that are of interest to you as well!!
Thanks for your support!
