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[Considering a certain request she received, Miyako was stuck on how to handle this. She’s not the most social and outgoing of people. She is active, but Miyako knew very well she’s not the best possible person to advise that man about this. She only accepted the request for her own reasons.

But the request...after a thought, she typed up a post and put it on the network. Anonymously of course. Miyako doesn't want her name or face attached to this at the moment. If she's going to fulfil the request, she would give it her best and do it with all the possible information at hand.]

How do you get someone to be more social and active?

And get them to pick up a hobby?

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[Reading this reply only reminds Miyako how socially in-adept she is. Showing other people to William and hope for the best?

Sometimes, she wonder why she accepted this request.]

Thank you.

It's for getting him to go outside because someone is worried about him.

[Well, it's true. Just that Miyako's not referring to herself as the worried party.]

Just shove a hobby into their hands?

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Like if you hand them some yarn and tell them to start knitting. Sometimes they'll pick it up and never put it down.

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In other words, a natural affinity for the activity.

[She doesn't mind that as much, as long the person utilise their skills.]

[imthegoodguy]

Something like that; but it's an imprecise method of introducing someone to a hobby. Their interests aren't foolproof, either. Just because you like trains doesn't mean you'll enjoy building them. The problem with hobbies are that they're things people don't often talk about doing and enjoying. If you ask someone what they like, they might say music, which would make you think they'd enjoy playing an instrument, even though what they really enjoy is something like nonfiction writing.

You'll really have to dig to get that information out of them.

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[This socialising and getting to know people thing sound more and more troublesome.] How do you know how to dig in for that information?

[imthegoodguy]

If you ask them what they like to do and they respond with something obvious.

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Then I can infer from their answer and move on from there.