Social activities are supposed to be easy enough that you can do them passably while distracted (such as by a conversation), and engaging enough to naturally break up awkwardness. There can also be an element of collaboration, where you and your buddy are both collaborating to play chess (even if the specific chess game is a competition).
You’re supposed to have the option to easily drift through the activity and engage more directly with your partner, or else focus more on the activity and break it up more. If you can’t salsa dance while engaging with people, then you’re missing out.
I’m definitely missing out on the Salsa! However, I feel the word Collaboration might be doing too much work in your comment. One collaborates to walk, and one collaborates to play chess, but the expected level of Trying is different, and that’s the whole idea of the essay.
Social activities are supposed to be easy enough that you can do them passably while distracted (such as by a conversation), and engaging enough to naturally break up awkwardness. There can also be an element of collaboration, where you and your buddy are both collaborating to play chess (even if the specific chess game is a competition).
You’re supposed to have the option to easily drift through the activity and engage more directly with your partner, or else focus more on the activity and break it up more. If you can’t salsa dance while engaging with people, then you’re missing out.
I’m definitely missing out on the Salsa! However, I feel the word Collaboration might be doing too much work in your comment. One collaborates to walk, and one collaborates to play chess, but the expected level of Trying is different, and that’s the whole idea of the essay.