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126. How to Have Great Conversations

People I (Mostly) Admire

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Permission to Brag

✨Key takeaways:

  • Give permission to people to brag.
  • Give permission to tell life stories without modesty.

At a dinner with high-achieving people, Steve was asked to facilitate a conversation using a pre-planned team-building exercise that involved role-play. Instead, Steve asked everyone to tell their life story without modesty. He insisted on everyone bragging about themselves, breaking social norms, and telling an unfiltered version of their greatest hits. The result was a great conversation. Example: a woman sitting next to Steve, Marina Nitso, who is very self-deprecating, shared amazing stories because she was asked to brag.

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