At work, for example.

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    5 months ago

    That’s a great strategy, I tend to ask a lot of questions when I’m in those situations too, just so I have to do as little talking as possible. People love talking about themselves too so I pretend to be interested in the bits they share about their life.

    I guess it’s just a bit hard to roll with it when you’re really not interested at all, there are people with whom I like making chit chat. Others I have nothing in common with and it’s an absolute chore.

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      5 months ago

      Make the questions a game to try to unearth the thing you would find most fascinating about them.

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        5 months ago

        That’s a good suggestion, I don’t know if I could keep it honest though, I may end up trying to unearth the thing I find the most repulsive.