The most common mistake is treating events like a sampler.\n\nGoing to eight different meetups once each gives you eight polite conversations. Going to one event three times gives you people who recognise you.\n\nSmall formats work better than big ones: dinners, walks, runs, workshops. Anything where you do something together removes the pressure to perform.\n\nIf you host, keep it small and repeat it on a fixed schedule. Consistency does the work.
Living in Bangkok
How to actually meet people in Bangkok
Why turning up repeatedly beats turning up widely, and which formats work for making real connections.
By Nok CharoenpornPublished Last reviewed

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Why turning up repeatedly beats turning up widely, and which formats work for making real connections.
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- community
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