This is a really good way to get hated if you make every chat about some crazy thing that happened in your life, whether or not it’s real.
People like an occasional wild story but if you’re always “commandeering” small talk, people will avoid you. If you want people to actually enjoy hanging out with you, you have to balance this with a lot more asking questions about them, and making them feel equally important to the interaction.
This is a really good way to get hated if you make every chat about some crazy thing that happened in your life, whether or not it’s real.
People like an occasional wild story but if you’re always “commandeering” small talk, people will avoid you. If you want people to actually enjoy hanging out with you, you have to balance this with a lot more asking questions about them, and making them feel equally important to the interaction.