2. Attend a Sober Public Event in Full Alternative Character!
Now for those of you without Thespian tendencies, this one is a real eye opener. It works best at networking events because youre forced to give a mini bio every ten minutes and was made famous by The Wedding Crashers but need not be so outlandish. Effectively, its exhibitionism beyond karaoke but just shy of public nudity. Choose an alter-ego that isnt too much of a stretch from what you know. If youve taken #8 of this list seriously, then youre no longer a keen enthusiast of, lets say, medieval dessert spoons; youre now the Head Curator of the new Medieval and Byzantine Cutlery exhibition at the Museum of Bleurgh, very new, we havent done much publicity for it yet! Youve taken yourself to new heights of ridiculousness by being just specific enough for tentative belief and generic enough to let critique slide off you like drool on a Teflon pan. All the while, youre chuckling to yourself and getting more enthused by your new persona. If you can manage an absurd goatee, handle-bars or fu manchu then youll ace it! Short of that, a funky hairdo you wouldnt put on your normal self will work fine. Keep it simple, close to what you know. Dont make friendships thatll last beyond that night, this isnt Hollywood, there is no way of explaining this that doesnt make you look like a massive tool! And finally, dont get creepy and start actually believing it yourself; thats how padded walls happen.