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You can start by changing your perception on being social, unless this is something you already understand:
Being social is not an innate ability. While some people are clearly better than it than others, the difference can be attributed to the way each person is brought up. Some guys are raised playing sports, being social with other kids, and often placed in leadership positions since a young age; other guys get caught up in world of warcraft. The point being: Don't THINK "I'm an awkward person," or "I'm an unsocial person." Instead, think "I am BEING awkward right now" or "I am BEING unsocial right now." I know the difference seems to be just an issue of semantics, but it goes much further. In one, your thought PRECEDES your action, and in the other, your action PRECEDES your thought.
If it's a skill, that means you can get BETTER at it through practice and patience. Don't MAKE your goal "I want to have 1,000 friends" or "I want to go to clubs to be social." Then you become outcome dependent and rather than being outgoing in a positive way, you'll get sucked into a life trying to qualify yourself socially. Instead, make your goal "I want to have fun" or "I want to talk to 10 people today and make their day better." Approach people who want to talk, homeless people always have time on their hands. Then work your way up from hobos to HB10s.
Force yourself to go out and talk to people consistently, and be social by exploring your OWN interests. I'm sure your college has clubs and societies dedicated to various hobbies right? Find one that appeals to you.
I do small talks with two old ladies at the cash register they are really old. And I get along with them, I talk to them about various things, sometimes about their lives. But, when it comes for me to talk to a girl, I just get the mindset of picking her up right there and then. Its really creepy and awkward. Anyway, to change that? Also, I am more relaxed talking to girls whom I am not attracted to, or interested in or has a bf. Whenever I see, a girl is single. I feel that there is an empty spot to be filled in and I try to do anything to make my self in that spot. It actually has the opposite effect. But how do I stop thinking this way or try not to pick her up? In other words, how to have a conversation with a girl who is single, without having any outcomes or trying to pick her up?