Chapter Excerpt: Dealing with Others - Dear Charlotte: A Life of Self-Improvement

Chapter Excerpt: Dealing with Others

This is one of the largest and most important chapters of Dear Charlotte. Improving the way I socialize was one of the first things I struggled with in self-improvement. Charlotte gave me my first self-help book when I was 14, and that kicked off a life-long quest to better myself.

October 22, 1996
How to Win Friends and Influence People (recommended)

December 1, 1998
Repression

December 4, 1998
Creating Triggers for Social Tact

August 25, 2000
Self-Love

July 12, 2001
Problem with Making Eye-Contact (recommended)

September 6, 2003
Jaw Tension While Socializing (recommended)

August 20, 2005
Contextual Intelligence (recommended)

April 10, 2007
Stop Fighting Yourself to Make a Friendship Work

March 13, 2008
How to Relax While Socializing (recommended)

September 12, 2008
The Best Social Mantra is No Mantra

January 23, 2009
How Studying Body Language Changed the Way I Socialize (recommended)

December 30, 2010
Convincing Myself to be Quiet

March 1, 2012
Can Studying Character Change the Way You Socialize (recommended)

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About this Book

Dear Charlotte is a collection of imagined letters written to my friend Charlotte over the past 15 years. When I was 14, she gave me Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People, which kicked off a life-long habit of self-improvement. While I didn't write the letters at the time, the events re-told are very real, and tell a winding story of the triumph and the folly of forever trying to better yourself.

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Phil Dhingra lives in Austin, TX and makes iPhone apps, including the text editor Nebulous Notes and the best-selling Tarot app. Phil also blogs at Philosophistry.com. Read more about him here.

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