The big idea: why we should spend more time talking to strangers
technology has either limited our interactions to the circle of people we already know, or habituated us to lives of constant curation, we’ve become less tolerant of, and more suspicious of, any interaction that is a) spontaneous and b) involves a stranger.
Kat Vellos • We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships
I believe each of us can make the world a little friendlier, a little more trusting, a little better, and that it can start with something as simple as 'hello'.
Gillian Sandstrom • Why you should talk to strangers | BPS
Despite having more opportunities than ever to connect with strangers, and much to gain from doing so, people often refrain from talking with, and listening to, strangers. We propose a framework that classifies obstacles to connecting with strangers into three categories concerning intention (under-estimating the benefits of conversations), compete... See more
Stav Atir • Talking to strangers: Intention, competence, and opportunity
I’m increasingly convinced it’s much easier (and happier) to assume strangers are friends you haven’t met yet, than to assume strangers will remain strangers.