How to Break Through Small Talk and Turn Strangers into Friends EmailShare Small talk sucks. We all hate it. And yet we do it all the time. We do it partly out of discomfort, nervousness, fear of being impolite, busyness, and just social convention. Small talk’s fine if you don’t care about establishing a deeper relationship. How do you deepen these relationships, so that you’re not just making small talk the whole time? Worrying About What Others Think is the Killer Have you noticed that you have no trouble opening up with close friends? But with new people, you worry about the impression you’re making. You Must “Go There” First You need to ignore the instinct to shy away from personal topics. Instead of closing down, push yourself to do the opposite. Now I’m not saying you should respond to the question “how’s your day going?” But how about responding to the question “how’s your day going?” Another option is to bring up a meaningful experience: “My day’s going well. Talk About Things that are Meaningful to You This is the key.
Make Small Talk Less Awkward and Painful by Sharing Small Details And you sir, are part of the problem! See - extroverts are the bulk of US population...and they lack any ability to conceive that people are different from them. You see, some of us aren't wired like the rest of you - we find small talk excruciatingly stupid. It's meaningless talk - of which we have no understanding or concept. But you extroverts absolutely ADORE it. Uggh. Read up on some Myers-Briggs typology and the major Types. Flagged I know about the types. I'm only mildly extraverted, btw. My point is, if you're feeling like you want to talk to someone, actually do it. 2 things: 1. 2. Hah. Anyway. Doing it several times will likely yield several results indeed, but this does not make the test useless. I'm not quite seeing the flaw in making you choose between two opposites. Could you explain what you mean by flawed questions?
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