Marcel Schwantes wrote an article for Inc. titled Science Discovered That Banning Small Talk from Your Conversations Makes You Happier.
« Questions like “what do you do?” and … commentary about the weather or last night’s game fill up awkward moments as people size each other up to determine — is this is someone I want to talk to? »
Better questions to start more substantive discussions:
- What’s your story?
- What makes you smile when you get up in the morning?
- What is that one book that has influenced you the most?
- What absolutely excites you right now?
- What’s the most important thing I should know about you?
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