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Oct 2019
43m 54s

Small Talk & Social Awkwardness

Ali & Taimur Abdaal
About this episode
In this episode, Ali tells us about a party(!) he recently attended, and how he approached the social interactions there. We talk about how we approach conversations with new people, whether it's okay to talk about "work" at social events, and, of course, the idea of "small talk". See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priva ... Show More
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