Start doing more things alone

Re:Start doing more things alone by mikecmpbll on Sunday May 17, 2015 @04:40PM (#9561628)

Can't say that this has been my experience. I moved to the other end of the country 2.5 years ago and still haven't really formed a social group. I started off heading out and doing stuff on my own, but it gets pretty depressing pretty quickly, and definitely isn't as fun as doing the same things with others. I now don't really do public things on my own at all.

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Re:Start doing more things alone by __z on Sunday May 17, 2015 @05:19PM (#9561736)

I gotta agree. I've tried doing all sorts of things alone and honestly it get really really old real fast.

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Re:Start doing more things alone by a8da6b0c91d on Sunday May 17, 2015 @06:23PM (#9561962)

Isn't the idea to go out alone and make new friends? You shouldn't have to go out alone tons. Just enough to meet new people.

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Re:Start doing more things alone by rimantas on Monday May 18, 2015 @04:01AM (#9563247)

It may be, but it should not. You can go alone for the purpose of making friends with yourself. I this is why, I think, lots of people prefer not to be alone: they are afraid of reflection. Or, god forbid, being alone in silence, without some loud music to deafen the voices you might hear. I see being alone as a kind of meditation.

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Re:Start doing more things alone by __z on Monday May 18, 2015 @08:30AM (#9564009)

I'm not afraid of reflection or silence, not at all. Just doing things isn't fun alone and after a couple times doing something alone I decide staying in is more entertaining.

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Re:Start doing more things alone by mikecmpbll on Monday May 18, 2015 @04:04AM (#9563254)

Yeah, I should've added the caveat that I'm not so good at that ;). Maybe this article is targeted at already outgoing types.

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