{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog","title":"How To Start Conversations And Make Friends - Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"46SX19QcRH\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/how-to-start-conversations-and-make-friends\/\">How To Start Conversations And Make Friends<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/how-to-start-conversations-and-make-friends\/embed\/#?secret=46SX19QcRH\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;How To Start Conversations And Make Friends&#8221; &#8212; Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement\" data-secret=\"46SX19QcRH\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(d.addEventListener)e=!0;if(d.wp=d.wp||{},!d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),c=0;c<n.length;c++)n[c].style.display=\"none\";for(c=0;c<s.length;c++)if(r=s[c],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if(\"link\"===t.message)if(a=l.createElement(\"a\"),i=l.createElement(\"a\"),a.href=r.getAttribute(\"src\"),i.href=t.value,o.test(i.protocol))if(i.host===a.host)if(l.activeElement===r)d.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",t,!1),d.addEventListener(\"load\",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;for(var e,t,r,a=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf(\"MSIE 10\"),i=!!navigator.userAgent.match(\/Trident.*rv:11\\.\/),s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),n=0;n<s.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=s[n]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+=\"#?secret=\"+r,t.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",r);if(a||i)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute(\"security\"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:r},\"*\")}}}}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Screen-shot-2012-01-10-at-2.39.20-PM.png","thumbnail_width":"449","thumbnail_height":"358","description":"If you\u2019ve been reading a lot of articles on how to make friends that tell you to start conversations, be more outgoing, and be yourself, and you\u2019re not getting the results you want, I\u2019m writing this because I found myself in the same situation seven years ago, and I had no idea how to make friends, or how to build relationships and take things from the \u201cacquaintances\u201d stage, and I\u2019d like to share with you what I learned in this article."}