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How To Make Meaningless Small Talk More Meaningful

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Small talk isn’t just an annoying inconvenience. It’s soul-crushing. The lack of authenticity laced in those watercooler conversations at the office is so mundane it’s tough not to feel existential dread. It’s almost as if you’re performing a part in a very boring play where you’re pretending to be enraptured by a captivating conversation about