A Crusade Against Small Talk
Small talk optimizes for safety, not aliveness. A case for replacing information exchange with playful co-creation to generate shared engagement, reduce self-monitoring, and create more memorable interactions.
Small talk optimizes for safety, not aliveness. A case for replacing information exchange with playful co-creation to generate shared engagement, reduce self-monitoring, and create more memorable interactions.
A framework for understanding how strategy selection can act as an avoidance mechanism in socially risky situations, and how to preserve decision integrity once a 'yes' is made.