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Social Skills

Edited by August Morley last updated 9th Sep 2025

Social Skills are the norms and techniques applied when interacting with other people. Strong social skills increase one's ability to seek new relationships, maintain or strengthen existing relationships, or leverage relationship capital to accomplish an economic goal.

Posts tagged with this label explore theories of social interactions and the instrumental value of social techniques.

See Also:

Coordination / Cooperation
Negotiation
Relationships (Interpersonal)
Trust and Reputation

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Posts tagged Social Skills
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16Notes on Amiability
David Gross
5y
9
6
11Notes on Courtesy
David Gross
5y
0
4
43Excessive Nuance and Derailing Conversations
Alexander
4y
13
3
59The proper response to mistakes that have harmed others?
Ruby
2y
12
2
170Lack of Social Grace is a Lack of Skill
Screwtape
16d
25
2
104People Seem Funny In The Head About Subtle Signals
johnswentworth
13d
34
2
77Romance, misunderstanding, social stances, and the human LLM
Kaj_Sotala
3y
32
2
61Socratic Persuasion: Giving Opinionated Yet Truth-Seeking Advice
Neel Nanda
6mo
14
2
58Why is Everyone So Boring? By Robin Hanson
[anonymous]3y
10
2
37Is there software to practice reading expressions?
Q
lsusr
2y
Q
11
2
32Notes on Compassion
David Gross
5y
2
2
29Smartphone Etiquette: Suggestions for Social Interactions
Declan Molony
1y
4
2
27Notes on Empathy
David Gross
4y
2
2
22When to Be Nice vs Kind
Declan Molony
6mo
2
2
19Notes on Kindness
David Gross
4y
1
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