Assume everyone likes youTrying to make new friends can make you feel like the unpopular kid at school again, but go in with a positive outlook. Franco reminds people of the “liking gap”. “Researchers found that people have a bias to underestimate how much other people like them. I like to tell people to assume other people like you. That also is supported by the ‘acceptance prophecy’ – when people are told to assume that others are going to accept them, they end up being more accepted, because it makes them more confident, outgoing, present.”
Don’t Be Lonely: How to Make Friends if You’re Moving House
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