tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post1281009545555321186..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: In Praise of Small TalkStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-57670011797752506882021-07-21T11:24:58.085-07:002021-07-21T11:24:58.085-07:00When I was (much) younger I hated small talk. Who ...When I was (much) younger I hated small talk. Who cares about the weather, the Packers, or the state of the roads?<br /><br />About twenty years ago, I moved to Denver (and I am about to leave) and decided that being an introvert sucked, so I made a huge (for me) effort to get out and engage with people. I learned exactly what you state here: It's easier once you start doing it and it makes a big difference in both how you feel and how others perceive you. No one I know in Denver can even imagine me as an introvert. It's still "work" for me, though; albeit rewarding work.<br /><br />My coworkers don't seem to appreciate small talk via Instant Messaging, but most of them are Eastern Europeans, so the sample is culturally skewed.markedup2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-72554279156866342842021-07-21T08:01:18.384-07:002021-07-21T08:01:18.384-07:00I am a man of few words. That's my small talk...I am a man of few words. That's my small talk. Unless my mouth opens the dam...aye, there's the flood.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-46331593965695421002021-07-21T06:06:18.303-07:002021-07-21T06:06:18.303-07:00Goes to show, it's the little things that are ...Goes to show, it's the little things that are often the big things. And we never know when it brightens someone else's or our day. Webutantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02139954791621532194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-62726957069627726762021-07-21T06:05:33.168-07:002021-07-21T06:05:33.168-07:00It's easy to get a conversation started if you...It's easy to get a conversation started if you can make a joke about something going on around you. Laughing, or at least smiling, people are much easier to talk to. Obviously, that humor should not be crude. Works for me.urbane legendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699110758399432397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-81453320849868268592021-07-21T05:27:02.231-07:002021-07-21T05:27:02.231-07:00Stuart:
I liked the "put down the cell phone&...Stuart:<br />I liked the "put down the cell phone" quote.<br />I used to enjoy air travel and the social interaction with travelers I met along the way. Now, people are attached to their smarty phones and the interaction is minimal. <br />However, sitting a bar at the airport allows me to talk to people without that limitation. <br />Where are you going? Where are you from? I enough such "small talk".<br />KrisSonOfSobieskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038567173824996767noreply@blogger.com