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Best Of: Why Talking to Strangers Will Make You Happier With Nicholas Epley

Big Brains

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Understanding People Better Is Just Asking People What They're Thinking

The best way to understand what's on the mind of another person is to become a good interrogator. We're so over confident in assuming what others are thinking that we often forget to ask others for a direct answer. The people who are actually using this most successful strategy don't seem to understand how much they've just learned.

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