throwayaway999

A younger me benefited from articles like this.

I would talk to people but felt like there was a barrier. The back and forth would fall dead. Conversations with me didn't flow as well as it did between other people.

At some point I came across advice like this -- specifically being told to ask more questions.

What a godsend.

I realized many of my conversations followed a simple pattern-- I'd be asked a question, I'd answer, maybe a tangent, conversation lulled, I'd feel asking a question would be rude, conversation ended.

I knew something was wrong in my conversations, but someone had to point at a specific thing to improve