There Are Better Ways to Start a Conversation Than ‘So What Do You Do?’

There Are Better Ways to Start a Conversation Than ‘So What Do You Do?’
People are much more than how they earn a paycheck
Allie Volpe
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Jul 19, 2021
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Photo: Thomas Barwick/Getty ImagesOne of my favorite icebreakers is to ask a stranger to tell me the worst thing they’ve ever done. Most of the time my conversation partner is taken aback, stumped, or left profoundly uncomfortable as they mine the archives of their life searching for a…
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Written by Allie Volpe
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Writes about lifestyle, trends, and pop psychology for The Atlantic, New York Times, Rolling Stone, Playboy, Washington Post, and more.
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