Remove Small Talk: How To Start Those Meaningful And Deep Conversations
Small talk is boring.
Most of us secretly despise it and try our best not to have a lot of it.
We do it because we are socially obligated or because we’ve been trained to always keep the conversations shallow, but, when everything is said and done, it does nothing for us.
It’s just what we do.
If we could chose, however, most of us would much rather have those conversations that make us lose track of time.
We want to have those deep, meaningful conversations we never forget, but, in an attempt to not come off as overbearing and to abide by the unwritten social protocols, we instead talk about the weather, about how the weekend was, or about the latest global events, none of which really interest us.
But what would happen if we just abandoned the protocols?
What if we just started the conversations that interested us out of nowhere and with no prompt or transition?
“… This weather is sure bad right now. It’s just so gray and bleak. No wonder people are so sad.”
“…Yeah… What do you think is the meaning of life?”
“What? Where did that come from all of the sudden?”
