Email Service Notes 2nd September (Raph)

Original:
If you look away from your digital devices, you can obviously notice that almost everyone in the same room, such as in a subway carriage or an elevator, gluing their sights to screens of various sizes in their hands.
In the age of the digital hermit (What Is Social Anxiety?), it seems that we are more accustomed to communicate via phones and computers than face to face conversations. We can seemingly continue our daily life well without ever talking to a human. I go everywhere with a phone in my hand, no other purpose, it just makes me feel more comfortable.

However, the article ‘What Is Social Anxiety?’ points out something serious and common, though people tend to neglect. We might all have gone through social anxiety in some points of our life. For instance, a new grad expects to be accepted by his co-workers. He might be little anxious at first, thinking about how to make a proper introduction or how to make his colleague like him despite the age gap.
“People are social animals who have a very fundamental, biological need to be liked. ” Social anxiety is not a big deal if we address it in the right way, otherwise it may become a problem if we are too distressed and let it interferes our lives.

The article also puts forward the interesting differences between collectivist and individualistic cultures as well as some strange but surprisingly effective cure for social anxiety.

Edited:
If you are on the subway or an elevator and look away from your digital devices, you notice that almost everyone in the room has their sights glued to screens of various sizes in their hands.
According to the article “What is Social Anxiety” (KHAZAN, Olga, 2016), in the age of the digital hermit, it seems that we are more accustomed to communicating via phones and computers than face-to-face conversations. That way, we can seemingly lead our daily lives without ever talking to a human. I go everywhere with a phone in my hand, for no other reason than just to make me feel more comfortable.
However, the article points out something serious and common that people tend to neglect. We might all have gone through social anxiety at some point of our lives. For instance, a new graduate expects to be accepted by his co-workers but might be little anxious at first, thinking about how to make a proper introduction or how to make his colleagues like him despite the age gap.
“People are social animals who have a very fundamental, biological need to be liked”. Social anxiety is not a big deal if we address it in the right way, but it may become a problem if we are too distressed by it and let it interfere in our lives.
The article also puts forward the interesting differences between collectivist and individualistic cultures, as well as some strange but surprisingly effective ways to cure social anxiety.