What are some books that will help me become less "robotic, mechanical, and off-putting" as a friend described me? I'm thinking maybe some sort of practical philosophy treatise, conduct manual, or something like that but I'm open to anything.
>>9595730
more books are the last things you need to solve this problem
The idea that you can use a book or manual as a switch to change yourself is in itself quite mechanical.
>>9595746
It worked in the Sims. I read an interview with a Rhodes scholar who said that he just lives his life like he's a sim, which makes him more efficient, so I try to follow that advice.
well you could stop being such a bow legged weeaboo and stop watching anime and become an actual real man and grow the fuck up and get off 4chan
that would be a good start.
>>9595803
Can he do the thing where he jumps into the air and suddenly he's undressed?
Any interpersonal communication textbook.
>>9595822
I don't know, the interviewer didn't ask that question. I could write to him and post the answer.
>>9595826
That would be great, please do.
>>9595730
You're probably autistic.
You fix this by getting a sales job where you have to impress people to sell shit. A weaker option is just to observe other people socializing.
>>9595730
thinking fast and slow
being and time
my twisted world
>>9595855
I didn't really enjoy my twisted world but I'll check out the other two.
>>9595824
Can you recommend a few to look into? I don't know how it is in interpersonal communication but in my field there are a lot of intro textbooks of varying quality.
>>9595730
Stop taking Aderrall/Ritalin if you do and pick up this book.
>>9595730
Not by reading books.
Learning by observing and doing.