We are social from the day we are born. Even loners (people who like to be alone) spend some time interacting with others. We are social on the Internet with people we may not have met. We read stories and books, and we can imagine how we might speak with the fictional characters.
We interact in our minds with hundreds of people in our memories. We “replay” memories from our social interactions. We also create imaginary fantasies of what could have happened. These fantasies can be in the form of worries, or they can be more positive.
Social interaction is part of having a healthy balance in our lives. It is important for our brains to connect with people. And having people to interact with may allow us to heal faster.
Whether you are introverted or extroverted, your brain improves when you have social activities. In a scientific study in 2008, over 3,500 people were studied for how much they interacted socially. The result showed that the more social people had sharper brains. It is thought by some people that social activity makes our brains work harder to build and use memory, and to focus. This extra activity may cause our brains to improve. Future research may discover more details, and may find out which types of social interactions have the most benefit.
Okay so this is true.
When I was growing up and go to school I wasn’t as social, and I didn’t do well in math class. As time goes by and I experience more from different environments, around different people, and making more conversation, I seem to feel better and think better too.
It came to a point where I was always talking about my experiences and how I felt about them. It’s like telling a story of life that others may not have experienced the way you did. Everyone aren’t going to experience the same life as everyone else, they experience it in varieties.
Now I am able to socialize a lot more because the more people I meet and hang out with occasionally, the more stories there is to tell I guess.
You have that increasing stories in common with many others. They train leaders as well, to tell stories, because it is a communication style that works.
Recently I’ve noticed I’m becoming more social, and also better at storytelling. And doing well at “story-listening”… actively learning from others in how they communicate with stories.
With so much information that I soak in everyday from Tony’s random rambling it’s amazing if I can even focus on one subject. You know what I’d rather live smarter within multiple conversations then just saying “uhuh” and “me too” with those who can’t even say the first word without forgetting what we were going to talk about. I’ve met people like that and they really need to get out a lot more I think.