I'm way too shy, please help
Tycho: I divide activities into two categories: those I'm supposed to be good at, and those I'm not. For instance, I'm fairly articulate and knowledgeable about certain subjects, so I should be able to get up and explain/present them to other people. Whereas, I'm a poor guitar player, lack 'rock star looks' and have got a weak singing voice, so performing music is probably not my forte. I find I continually grow in confidence with the former activity, and just don't attempt the latter activity (or have need to attempt it).Of course there will be some things I need to do but am still bad at. Still working on that one! (acquiring more skills would always help though. don't think of 'social skills,' think of things like 'sense of humour' that you can improve).