What topics get compliments, how do people react, what are exotic ways of praising?
The unsung importance of read receipts in stranger-stranger preludes to conversation.
Allowing potential approachers to try before they "buy"
Where I engage in a fictional negotiation with the master himself.
The dramatic impact of position, orientation, and visibility on how often extraverts start conversations
Why some people are constantly approached by friendly nearbys whereas others might as well be invisible
After feeling belittled, I journey into the heart of bragging and discover 17 modes of showing off.