updated 10mo ago
The big idea: why we should spend more time talking to strangers
- Despite having more opportunities than ever to connect with strangers, and much to gain from doing so, people often refrain from talking with, and listening to, strangers. We propose a framework that classifies obstacles to connecting with strangers into three categories concerning intention (under-estimating the benefits of conversations), compete... See more
from Talking to strangers: Intention, competence, and opportunity by Stav Atir
Sam Liebeskind added
Stav Atir, Xuan Zhao, et al.
- So, if talking to strangers seems daunting to you, it might help to think that by doing so, you could give someone the gift of being seen.
from Why you should talk to strangers | BPS by Gillian Sandstrom