Lost In Conversation
Many people I know I could talk for hours on a topic I’m passionate about, I’ve connected with like-minded people. Leads me to be lost in conversation.
‘Being so immersed in another person’s point of view isn’t losing a sense of self, rather it’s accepting that your voice is not the only one valued in the world.’
I could spend a day talking to people who could teach me more about the world.
A world I’ve never experienced. A world that I couldn’t fully immerse myself through a book.
People know more than they lend to give you.
Ask the right questions and always be inquisitive.
The key to human interaction is showing your knowledge and making sure you preface your answers with naïvety and ignorance.
Naivety and ignorance.
Why?
These people that you market yourself to already consider you to be ignorant, young and idiotic.
You may as well satisfy that before you spread your truth. People love the underdog, and they are careful to see what advice that you share.
They are often surprised and drawn into conversation when you say something that either intrigues or agrees with their philosophy.
During a two-minute monologue, it’s more than certain that you will find a point of contention and that’s how an initially awkward meeting can last hours and hours.
It’s the patterns within the unpredictability of human behaviour which you can use to your advantage.
I had two interviews for my project today.
Both were insightful and interesting in their own ways.
The first was with a Chicago-born former Californian who now resides in Fort Worth.
He admits his perspective on the city is skewed and his answers were representative of that, but it shows the logic and rationality of the human mind.
Our experiences influence our answers to questions about where we live and how we think about that place.
He had an understanding of life beyond the veil of the social scene and we spoke on that after the interview.
The conversation was like tennis, back and forth.
We didn’t agree on some things but I learnt a different perspective and agree with most of his points.
That conversation was over two hours.
I needed to cut it short to go to my next interview.
This was with the tourism board.
The woman I met let me in to the strategies domestically and abroad to attract tourism to the city.
They assimilated the thoughts I had.
That conversation nearly ruined the timing of her next meeting.
I’m definitely going to help the mission in London when they come back over.
I think it’s incredibly infectious. The human spirit.
Everyone has knowledge. Everyone has perception (if you embrace it).
Everyone has something to offer and contribute.
I think you have the power to shock someone with your ideas.
I think you don’t know how much value you have.
We discredit ourself because others tease us.
We have more to give.
I encourage people to meet like-minded people — to get lost in conversation.
You’ll learn more about your ideas and how much you agree with others.
I love talking but I love to listen.
I love to correct when people are too negative on themselves.
A positive mindset is really the only way to proceed.
If you don’t take yourself seriously — no-one will. Simple.
Lost in conversation.