Recently, I was asked to blurb a book called Once Upon a Stranger. In it, I learned fascinating insights on why talking to strangers can benefit you in ways that even your most intimate relationships ...

sychologists from Simon Fraser University (SFU) and the University of Sussex have found that people are as hesitant to reach out to an old friend as they are to strike up a conversation with a ...

I admit that I am not one to strike up conversations with strangers. As an introverted writer, I prefer the written word to the spoken one. I like to use the self-checkout lane at the grocery store ...