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how to talk to random people like you’ve been friends forever so you never run out of things to say

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So, right now, I'm going to give you all

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the tips and tricks. Really, only the

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only thing you need to talk to any

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random person as if you've already been

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knowing them for several years, so you

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don't look awkward and you can actually

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have things to say in conversation. Now,

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right now, I'm going to explain to you

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something weirdly relatable that you're

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probably going to relate to a lot. So, I

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remember when I was in middle school,

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high school, I had a hard time meeting

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new people because I had no idea what to

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say. Whenever I would be paired up with

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a random partner in high school, I would

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get this anxiety. My mind would freeze.

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I wouldn't know what to say. Um, I would

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think that this person wasn't like me

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whatsoever. And because of this, this

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allowed me to become quiet and not say

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much to them. And I would therefore lose

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the opportunity to talk to them. And

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this is what happened to lots of people

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that I met. But the weird thing about it

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is that after school, I would get on to

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Call of Duty. I would get on to I would

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get on to the Xbox, Halo, I would get on

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to sandbox games, right? And I would

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join my parties, you know. I would get

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on. I would message all my Xbox friends.

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Get on. We're going to play a game.

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We're going to play um we're going to

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play uh uh zombies. We're going to play

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um what's it called? Um Team Slayer,

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right, for Halo. And I would be the most

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social guy ever. And I'm talking about I

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would talk for hours. I would yell. I

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would scream, you know, I'd be like,

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"Oh, this guy right here, back me up,

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bro." And everything. And

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when I realized that I was doing that,

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I'm just like, wait, why can I talk to

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these people as like I'm the most

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extroverted guy ever, but I can't even

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talk to people in my own school and have

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friends? And so this was a moment when I

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realized that I need to start finding

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ways on how to actually talk to people

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and like actually talk to people as if I

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already knew them for a long time. like

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my friends on Xbox or my close friends I

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had I had already known on for years

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because I looked at so many people

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around me and everybody else seemed to

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make friends so easy but I couldn't and

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so today in this video I'm going to

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share with you really the only thing the

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only idea that you need and I started

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doing this and literally it's 10 times

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easier to talk to people now um

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literally I'm going to give away the

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secret but it's so easy to talk to

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people now I feels like I have a

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connection with most people that I talk

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to and small talk in general when

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meeting strangers it's so easy and it

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only gets little complicated towards you

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know when you grow a deeper relationship

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with them but here's the over here's the

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overall idea that nobody is really

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talking about on the internet so the

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overall main idea right is

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getting into things and knowing things

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that most people already know about it

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sounds super confusing right but I'm

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going to tell you this so

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there's There's lots of things and

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there's lots of limiting beliefs on why

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we feel like we're different than most

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people. But it really just comes down to

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having the same hobbies, having the same

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likes, and having a similar thing going

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on in your life to that other person

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that's going to make you connect and

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actually going to give you things to say

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about in conversation. Now, I'm going to

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tell you how this has changed my life.

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And this is the crazy example you're

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going to hear, right? So, I have a

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15-year-old little brother. So, he's a

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decent amount. He's he's a lot younger

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than me. And so, long story short, most

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of our lives, we've never really talked

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much. Not we don't really have similar

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interests, not not a lot of common

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things going on. But that all changed

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when I decided that I wanted to get into

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politics. I realized the world is crazy.

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I need to start becoming more aware of

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what's going on. And so I decided to

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learn a crap and a freak ton about

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politics. So I'm watching all these

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videos. I'm learning about what's going

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on. I'm learning about democracy and

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everything in our country in the USA.

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And so

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randomly I come in and I'm just like,

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"Bro, you see what's going on?" And he's

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just like, "Yeah, it's crazy." And he's

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like, "Wait, have you been getting into

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politics?" And I'm like, "Bro, I have."

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And in that moment we started talking

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about politics, you know, we started

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talking about all this stuff, all the

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stuff that I recently learned. And

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because of that, from that day, we talk

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about our politics all the time. And me

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and my little brother have become a lot

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closer since then. And it all started

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just from one topic that I got into. And

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the reason why I'm telling you this is

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because

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one topic, getting into one topic can

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change the way that you talk to people

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and it can change the way that people

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see you. Now, the best thing that you

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can do right now is to find topics that

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most people are into. So, look at your

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school, look at your your environment,

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your city. When you're meeting these

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people and these random people, what are

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most people talking about? Most likely,

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it's sports. Sports is a big one.

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Politics,

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music,

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fashion, trends going on in social

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media. If I were to pick two, it'

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probably sports. Um, things going on in

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media and politics. Those are really big

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ones. And here's the thing, you might be

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thinking like, wait, wait, wait. I I'm

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not really into sports, you know, I

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don't really like these certain things.

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But let me tell you something. First of

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all, you don't have to learn I'm not

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saying to learn every single thing about

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a subject you don't want to know about.

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Definitely don't do that. You should

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choose things that you want to learn

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about because you like them. But here's

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the thing. You just need to know a

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little bit and you need to show your

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interest in learning things. Because

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here's a story that changed me, right?

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I was at my house and a couple of my

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roommates started talking about politics

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and you know I like politics so I

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started getting in with them. One of my

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roommates

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wasn't really well informed of politics

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and we asked this roommate we're just

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like yo bro what do you think about what

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do you think the left side doing this?

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What do you think about this right side

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article? What do you think about the the

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centralists the libertarians? And he was

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just like honestly bro I don't really

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know what that means.

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And we were just like, "Wait, wait,

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wait. What do you mean?" And he was just

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like, "Honestly, bro, I don't I don't

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really care about that stuff."

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And then one of my roommates was like,

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"You don't care.

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You should be caring about what's going

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on in your country. You should be caring

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about what's going on in the world. The

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country that you live in is literally

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going through all this." And my roommate

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was just like, "Nah, bro. I don't I

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could care less. I'm not really into

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that." And the reason why I'm telling

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you this is because that night, me

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included and my roommates, we're just

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like, "Wait, this guy, he kind of

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doesn't want to know about things that

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we're into. You know, he doesn't want to

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learn about something important." And

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so, the reason why I'm telling you this

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is because it is extremely important

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that you learn things because when

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people see that you're not into a

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certain thing and you're not learning a

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bunch of things and you don't have a

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specific thing to talk about, they're

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going to be like, "Oh, you know, this

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guy, he's not really into the things."

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is, you know, I'm going to create that

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barrier.

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When people see that you're not really

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wanting to learn and you don't really

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have a thing to talk about or you're

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known for talking about, people are

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going to be like, "Oh, wait. We don't

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really have a common interest." And so,

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it's very important that you showcase

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that you know about certain things

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and that you show that you're you're

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into certain things and you're eager to

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learn because those are one of the most

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important things. So, for example,

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sports is a big one. I talk about

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football, uh, European football all the

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time. I'm getting into American sports,

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but if you want to get into sports, if

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you want to get into politics, trends on

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social media, definitely start doing

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those. It's really the best thing to do

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because

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there's always something going on in

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sports, politics, media, there's always

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something new going on. And every single

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week, you can literally be like, "Yo,

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bro, did you see this new thing? You see

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what this guy posted? Did you see the do

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you see the uh the results? Do you see

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the new lineups?" You know, there's so

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many things going on and because there's

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new things going on with these topics,

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you can constantly repeat them and bring

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them up every single time in

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conversation. So, that's the only idea

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that you need for this. It's really down

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to liking, having the same hobbies that

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most people are into. Like, share,

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subscribe, and I will see you in the

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next one. Peace.

Interactive Summary

The speaker shares insights on overcoming social awkwardness and easily connecting with strangers. He recounts his struggle to talk to new people in real life, contrasting it with his highly social behavior in online gaming. This led him to realize that the key to connection is finding common interests and topics that most people are already familiar with. He illustrates this with a personal story of bonding with his younger brother by discussing politics. The speaker recommends engaging with popular topics like sports, politics, music, fashion, and social media trends, emphasizing that one doesn't need to be an expert but simply show interest and eagerness to learn. He warns that a lack of interest can create social barriers, while shared conversational ground fosters connection.

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