Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. OchreOchre/Stocksy/Adobe Stock It’s tempting to try to bypass coworkers in the break room or limit small talk with the person ...

“So many people—myself included—avoid small talk, dread networking events, and assume that certain topics just won’t be ...

When talking to colleagues you happen to meet in an elevator or classmates in the same group at school, you might be asked about a topic that has absolutely no interest to you. Many people dislike ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A barista makes small talk with a customer. The team mixed and matched respondents to cover all bases. In one experiment, they ...

Conversing with another human is well-recognised as one of the most profoundly enjoyable activities a person can undertake, yet we consistently underestimate the potential for "small talk" – about ...

Participants reported enjoying the human connection regardless of whether they thought the topic was dull The human aversion to dull experiences was nailed by the author Paulo Coelho when he declared: ...

Although conversations are such a normal and mundane part of our social lives, we are often surprisingly anxious around them. People tend to believe that others like them less than they actually do, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. —Malte Mueller—Getty Images If you stop by your neighbor’s front stoop or go to that networking event or say hi to a colleague in ...