Best Of: Why Talking to Strangers Will Make You Happier With Nicholas Epley
Big Brains
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How Do We Overestimate the Positive Social Effects of Reaching Out and Connecting With Others?
For sureso there are lots of ways in which this work has changed the way i live my life. We think other people aren't interested in talking to us, we find. And that's the barrier that keeps you from engaging in conversation. People underestimate how positive others will feel when you compliment them and ask for help on something. You can think somebody in your life right now who's going through a difficult time, who you probably haven't reached out to. And set hay, i'm just thinking about you. I'm here for you. If you need something, keeping you in my thoughts right now, right you could do that. Right you could?"
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