Self-doubt along with other considerations makes people reluctant to develop meaningful relationships. Technology has made it harder for people to communicate socially since it allows them to avoid conversations with the individuals that surround them by glancing at their phones. She also talked about how it was possible to show that value traits such as music taste, political interests and ethical values were the most important predictors of initial positivity towards a stranger. Additionally, she provide explanations for the effects of personality traits. She claims that people appear to take musical taste as an important indicator of personal features, and use this as a relevant predictor of whom they might want to engage with. There is also a reason as to why individuals are often reluctant to talk to strangers due to the fears of not enjoying the conversation and lacking conversational skills. Additionally, she provides some explanations for the effects of how our daily lives make it easier for individuals to develop meaningful connections (riding public transportation, interacting with food service employers,teacher/student relationships). She also claims there are readily available sources of happiness that humans tend to overlook, which make developing social connections easier. Lastly, she provides explanations for the effects of being pessimistic individuals can hinder developing social relationships. In order to solve this, she claims that it is to emphasize the importance of repeated experience in improving people’s attitudes towards talking with strangers.
Linda Thong
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Qualifications
License: Virginia
School: Virginia Commonwealth University
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSW
She is a trained family constellations facilitator.
She has trained with the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis .
