How to be a nice person online (Part 1)
Before we get to the main points I want to talk a bit about myself. I used to be an online-introvert, made-up word I know, LOL, but it’s true. I was never a fan of online chatting, what a person has to say is way more than 1’s and 0’s and chatting is not the best way to talk. I used to struggle a lot in public speaking too, but I finally overcame my fears, and BOOM! house arrest.
Now I know all of you must be pros at chatting and these are just a few tips, some my own, some I learned from others, that I felt could help you be a nice person online!
Don’t say anything online which you won’t say in person.
With the freedom that people get online, they will just say anything. People just don’t care about what they send to someone cause they think it will not affect them, what people don’t realize is that your words may not mean much to you but it has the power to affect the other person a lot. This doesn’t just go for mean and abusive stuff, but also to kind and caring words too. Before talking think to yourself if you would say it to them in person then do it.
Quit Acting
Always try to speak with others honestly (Never be too honest). Hiding your feelings is not the way to go, especially now. It’s easy to get lost in ‘Acting’ to be someone you are not. Anyway, we don’t get real-time with people, so quit acting. The person you are talking to may not know what you are going through telling them how you feel (NOT to some random stranger!) could help them better understand you.
Don’t be too busy
We might be working, we might be under pressure. All of us have responsibilities but when someone close to us is trying to reach us, take a few minutes off, talk to them, know what’s up. Tell them your situation, be gentle while you do it, and that you’ll get back to them. It easy to lose touch with people in this time, so try to keep them close.
Read before sending
Sleep texting /subconscious texting is as dangerous as drinking and driving, take it from a seasoned sleep texter. If you are feeling sleepy/not in the mood for talking just DONT DO IT. Go sleep or do something else.
Care for the little things
The “nothing much” virus is taking over the world, It’s about time we put an end to this! Not all but many of us think that our lives have become blank and we are just pushing time. In reality, it’s not true, most people “nothing much” cause they don’t value the things they are doing. Start loving the little things you do and share them.
That was a lot, and I know most of it are just things that you already knew still putting it out there for the person who needs it. Most of what’s above are me telling myself what to do XP
Love, Love.
