I'm 24M and I have zero social life. I have no social skills and I don't know how to even begin to develop them.
I study at uni which is supposedly an easy place to make friends, yet I'm completely isolated. I tried to join hobby clubs, but didn't make any friends there either. I simply do not form social connections when I'm in a group. My problem is not that I'm rejected, I've never once been rejected in my entire life, I don't think so at least. My problem is I don't know what to say and when it is appropriate to initiate conversations. Nobody ever starts conversations with me so I have to do it myself, but I have zero idea how. At uni I often don't say a single word the entire day simply because I do not see a single opportunity for it. I don't think I'm autistic because I've never had any trouble interpreting people's emotions and actions.
There is a saying 'best predictor of future behaviour is past behaviour' and it feels correct. It means that I will spend my entire life completely alone, just like I already have. How do I avoid that? When it comes to social skills it feels like I've been stuck at the starting line for many years unable to move forward. Like what are the 'reps' I'm supposed to do when it comes to training to socialise?

>>33257965 (OP)
I think being a cashier, or working at a reception is one of the easier ways to learn social skill. You have clear and easy rules, and you get used to talk to a lot of people without having to initiate anything. Over time you can then do more small talk. Just don't go anywhere with drunk people. Alternative is to talk to them yourself, but that's harder and you don't have that many options.

i think you could start by asking people at your class things like "do you know if the lectures slides are posted?" or something like "did you understand what the professor meant by [insert topic here]". doesnt matter if it doesnt leads anywhere, its just to start feeling confortable at starting conversations. exposure therapy and complimenting random people are good ways to start getting confortable at iniciating conversations too. just dont be too hard on yourself and understand that there will be awkward moments and thats completly fine

>>33257965 (OP)
Watch youtube videos on how to develop social skills. Or something similar. Plenty of resources online.