Someone told me the other day about first impressions – "when you talk to someone new, do you go in knowing what you want them to leave with?"
Intors should not make me walk away feeling existential dread, but somehow I have a mild dose every time I have to intro myself. This question made me think more about how I present myself to the world. What do I share? What should I keep to myself?
I'm so scattered in my interests that I never know what to say when people ask me what I do or what I like. I'd much rather listen to what someone else is doing and just absorb.
I am:
<ul>
<li>an engineer</li>
<li>a community builder</li>
<li>a super connector</li>
<li>an experience planner</li>
<li>an explorer</li>
<li>a dancer</li>
</ul>
I am interested in:
<ul>
<li>privacy as a human right</li>
<li>building digital worlds</li>
<li>crypto</li>
<li>technology-enabled sustainability</li>
<li>psychology</li>
<li>sustainble scaling</li>
<li>what motivates people</li>
<li>social structures, social mobility, the ladders that people climb</li>
<li>structural inequality</li>
<li>education</li>
<li>culture and its impact on upbringing and beliefs</li>
<li>games and their impact on life performance</li>
<li>what success means</li>
<li>seeing how different people choose to lead their lives</li>
<li>nourishing strong relationships</li>
<li>creating environments for great conversations</li>
</ul>
How do I refine this list into a clearer personal story or narrative?

On First Impressions