How to always have interesting conversations

Writes Kaj Sotala:

One, I’m by nature more of a listener than speaker. I usually prefer to let other people talk so that I can just soak up the information being offered. Second, my native way of thought is closer to text than speech. At best, I can generate thoughts as fast as I can type. But in speech, I often have difficulty formulating my thoughts into coherent sentences fast enough and frequently hesitate.

Both of these problems are solvable by having a sufficiently well built-up storage of cached thoughts that I don’t need to generate everything in real time. On the occasions when a conversations happens to drift into a topic I’m sufficiently familiar with, I’m often able to overcome the limitations and contribute meaningfully to the discussion.

Basically: develop my Slipbox / note pile. In particular, pay attention to bridges between topics, maybe turn them into flashcards.

Also kajsotala.fi/2015/10/two-conversationalist-tips-for-introverts/

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