Daily bread 03/28/2021

• Forky

• Don't Celebrate the Death of Small Talk. Find New Ways to Communicate.

  • The death of small talk is a bad thing. Here are some tips for talking to strangers without being awkward in this new normal.
  • especially awkward. 
  • avoid these niceties
  • the fabric of society
  • saddling up to a bar
  • halting casual interactions
  • relish the absence
  • boost well-being
  • fumbling through
  • chit-chat
  • seemingly inconsequential chatter
  • sense of belonging
  • boosts your self-esteem
  • the brick-and-mortar workplace
  • something whimsy about that
  • Shooting the breeze
  • weighty topics
  • breezy banter
  • the on-ramp to
  • deep convo plane
  • those who kept mum.
  • even moreso
  • "Like how are we supposed to act now?" 
  • avoid dire headlines
  • reenter

• People often sneer at it, but small talk is hugely significant | Life and style | The Guardian

  • People often sneer at it, but small talk is hugely significant
  • social lubricant
  • easing the day
  • bind us together
  • not a flake of detail spared
  • with glee
  • swishily
  • treated with a disdain
  • shallow
  • to plead its case
  • lowly ranking
  • spark a conversation
  • crippling gender norms
  • to parlay information
  • appears quaint
  • grey-faced and hollow
  • bowling up to a stranger
  • shrivels at certain small talk
  • lean into them
  • to cleave from each other

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