Your approach is very similar to Dale Carnegie's advice in "How To Win Friends and Influence People".[1]
By showing interest in what other people are doing instead of only telling them about yourself or espousing your opinions they are more likely to want to be around you.
By showing interest in what other people are doing instead of only telling them about yourself or espousing your opinions they are more likely to want to be around you.
1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Win_Friends_and_Influenc...