Ep. 437: To Make a Good Connection, Talk More; Learn the Lesson of the Enron Corpus; and a Collection of Positive Trends
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
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How to Make a Connection With a Stranger
There's a vulnerability to talking. I know sometimes if I feel down or tired, I don't wanna talk a lot. This is probably a reason why I feel so connected to the people I hike with though, Gretz. People sort of take turns talking, you know what I mean? At length. And then over time you really are connected. When you speak more, the other person is gonna learn more about you. That increases the feeling of similarity like we're alike. Also, it takes work to have conversation. Maybe part of this is some people like, they don't want all the burden on them. Right. They would like for you to be talking some of the time
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