Gradual exposure
Confidence and Shyness · Beginner
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Face the situations that make you shy little by little, so they stop frightening you.
Micro-habits to get started
Small actions of a few minutes to start this habit:
Greet a stranger
Say 'hello' or 'morning' to someone you don't know (a neighbor, a shop assistant).
It doesn't matter whether they greet you back; the point is to expose yourself.
1 minAsk a trivial question
Ask someone new something simple: the time, directions, a recommendation.
1 minShare an opinion of your own
Say what you think in a conversation instead of staying quiet to avoid standing out.
2 min