Bachelor Hatchings, Episode 2: Social Life

The Importance of Asking Why: It helps you understand another person...and maybe yourself

My Psychology Today article today offers "why" questions that can help you understand yourself better and, if you're trying to understand another person, give wordings that reduce the chances that you'll be perceived as invasive.

After each question, I offer a few possible answers that are drawn from my clients, friends, and me. Those answers demonstrate how helpful such questions can be.

If Your World is Getting Smaller, Is That OK? A case study and four questions to help you decide.

It seems that more of my clients are choosing to shrink their world. My Psychology Today article today offers a case study. It then asks questions to help you decide if you want to keep your world small, and offers suggestions in case you want to take baby steps to interacting more.

How to Be a Good Guest at a Small Get-Together

Much has been written on the art of hosting, less on guesting. This provides a bit of remedy.

So, you’re invited to a small get-together, perhaps with you as the only guest. It’s an opportunity not just to have fun but to make or deepen a relationship. My Psychology Today article today offers tips on how to be an appreciated guest.

Starting a Small Club

Whether virtual or in-person, a regularly meeting small group can be a rewarding tool for growth and fun. The focus could be on, for example, books, movies, sports, investment, or professional and personal growth, what I call a Board of Advisors. (I’ve written about this previously.)

My Psychology Today article today describes an approach to starting and running a small club.

Can You Invite People Over in the Time of COVID?

Many people, including those with no underlying conditions, are choosing to pretty much be on personal lockdown. One of its manifestations is that no one, outside the immediate family are allowed to visit.  Too often, the result is increased sadness, loneliness, and their impacts such as substance abuse, overeating, and even domestic violence.

My Psychology Today article today describes is how my wife and I have tried to optimize our risk/reward ratio.

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