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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
16Notes on Amiability
David Gross
5y
9
11Notes on Courtesy
David Gross
5y
0
43Excessive Nuance and Derailing Conversations
Alexander
4y
13
59The proper response to mistakes that have harmed others?
Ruby
2y
12
75Romance, misunderstanding, social stances, and the human LLM
Kaj_Sotala
2y
32
59Socratic Persuasion: Giving Opinionated Yet Truth-Seeking Advice
Neel Nanda
4mo
14
58Why is Everyone So Boring? By Robin Hanson
trevor
3y
10
54Just one more exposure bro
Chris Lakin
9mo
6
37Is there software to practice reading expressions?
Q
lsusr
1y
Q
11
27Notes on Empathy
David Gross
3y
2
27Smartphone Etiquette: Suggestions for Social Interactions
Declan Molony
1y
4
23Notes on Compassion
David Gross
5y
2
20When to Be Nice vs Kind
Declan Molony
4mo
2
19Notes on Kindness
David Gross
4y
1
18Notes on Love
David Gross
3y
3
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