i love meeting new people

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onto today’s topic: i love meeting new people 🗣️ 

i forgot how much i enjoy having coffee chats and striking up conversation with people that share the same interests as me. i get a lot of energy from meeting new people when it’s genuine from both sides.

the first few weeks of college where everyone has been scrambling to set their own groups hasn’t resonated with me and i’ve found that way of meeting new people really exhausting. it was so tiring that i no longer felt excited about yet another small talk conversation with the same 4 questions answered. 🙏 

this past week i started going to interesting club meetings, and tech/startup related events alongside cold messaging people i found really cool. i’ve met a lot of great people this week as a result and have in turn felt more motivated to pursue these relationships while making progress towards my own goals. that’s the best sign for a good friendship.

if both people are actually interested in what the other is saying, that tends to be a good precursor for the interaction. seems like a no-brainer, right? i feel like a lot of us miss that glaring point when we dive into social settings.

i love bouncing ideas back and forth, hearing about people’s ambitions, and cracking silly jokes. i love meeting new people when it’s light hearted, yet we’re still learning something meaningful about each other.

there’s so much to people! why wouldn’t i love unlocking that?

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