complimenting strangers is awesome especially on things u may have a common interest in! love seeing someone in public with sanrio merch, someone next to me at a show, reading something that i’ve heard about/have read
making friends in a new city was a bit difficult for me, but doing this and receiving the same energy from others helped a lot.
Story time! Today I went to my one of my favorite coffee shops in Brooklyn. It was a bit packed so I took a seat next to a guy who sparked a conversation with me. We spent the next hour talking and then even went to Beacon’s Closet together. He was visiting from the UK, so I was giving him some of my recs and helping him find a leather jacket. Anyway, Andrew from Yorkshire, thanks for making my day!
always have a book with you and every time you idly grab your phone because you’re bored slap it outta ur hand and grab book instead
also start with something fun that isnt ✨literature✨ to get your brain used to words again, this almost always works for me
