Which one do you find more fulfilling?
Personally I can't help but think that I've wasted a lot of my time online trying to fill the void of not having the ability to communicate effectively like non SAers. Whereas if I'd gone out there and tried learning it the hard way with thoughtful exposure, I would've gotten much better results and my interpersonal skills would have been much better now.
I used to be an active member of an online community in my late teens and early twenties back in my school years, found online friends and have met some of the people of that community in real life. I'm barely in touch with any of them right now and none of them turned out to be real friends like the ones I've met in real life which I'm still in touch with.
In retrospect I think the only result it had for me was distracting me from my studies and giving me a false sense of fulfilled social needs without having learned any communication skills.
Based on your personal experience as a shy person, which means of communication have you found more beneficial?
Personally I can't help but think that I've wasted a lot of my time online trying to fill the void of not having the ability to communicate effectively like non SAers. Whereas if I'd gone out there and tried learning it the hard way with thoughtful exposure, I would've gotten much better results and my interpersonal skills would have been much better now.
I used to be an active member of an online community in my late teens and early twenties back in my school years, found online friends and have met some of the people of that community in real life. I'm barely in touch with any of them right now and none of them turned out to be real friends like the ones I've met in real life which I'm still in touch with.
In retrospect I think the only result it had for me was distracting me from my studies and giving me a false sense of fulfilled social needs without having learned any communication skills.
Based on your personal experience as a shy person, which means of communication have you found more beneficial?