How Interpersonal Communication Changed
Although it’s pretty much the worst year ever, 2016 was the year that I changed the most for the better. There were so many programs that changed who I was. In January, I went to Florida to present the findings of the NITARP group at the American Astronomical Society Convention. I was reluctant to speak to anyone there, but there were several people who included me in their conversations. These people became good friends and it taught me that even if you don’t think people like you, or if you don’t want to speak to people because you are afraid of what they will think, that you should do it anyways. People want to like you from the start, it’s easy to build relationships with anyone. During 2016, I realized how much power a single person