jhaddon

A simple guided tutorial, similar to the beginning of most mobile games, could help here. You literally walk the user through the process of adding one person (themself most likely) and then let them grow from there. With a 'skip' option of course, if they don't want or need their hand held.

This idea interests me, I'd love to help out in any way I can. Email is in my profile.

I'm still slowly working my way through GEB. Also reading Ghost Story (Dresden Files #13) for some lighter fare.

"Where was I getting all this energy? I realized that what was draining me wasn't being social, it was being uncomfortable. It was the awkward situations, not social situations in general, that were sapping my energy."

Prior to that quote, you mention studying social skills. You also mention cutting old friends out of your life. Which path had a more drastic affect on you? Was it learning new social skills that made you realize you needed different friends, or did the desire for new friends force you to learn new social skills.

How did you go about learning these new skills?

I always have multiple books going at one time. Right now they are:

1) G.E.B 2) Mind Hunter - John Douglas 3) Whoever Fights Monsters - Robert Ressler 4) End the Fed - Ron Paul

I leave each book in a different place that I know will be "downtime" for me. i.e - bedroom, bathroom, office, and car.

Congratulations!

My first job was a CVS cashier, for about two or three weeks, before being offered a sales job at CompUSA.

It bothers me that I made more at 17/18 then any year since (I'm currently 22). I miss commission sales.