me: how do i get better at socializing advice giving person: try talking to people me: ... is there anything else i can do
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IMO: it is near-impossible to be successful socially while still focusing on pleasing others. unlearn that and everything else will flow far easier the only person you can be is yourself; trying to please others is inevitably trying to pretend to be someone else
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try to find the distinction between "pleasing others" and "unconditional kindness" (they are actually mutually exclusive)
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This is why I recommended "The courage to be disliked" BTW.
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I mean, not specifically because I know this about your social ability, but because it's an extremely common failure mode among people who struggle with socialising (myself strongly included)
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