Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. OchreOchre/Stocksy/Adobe Stock It’s tempting to try to bypass coworkers in the break room or limit small talk with the person ...

(Westend61/Getty Images) We all dread getting trapped in a conversation with that neighbor who won't shut up about his gym routine – but a new study suggests we don't actually hate it as much as we ...

When talking to colleagues you happen to meet in an elevator or classmates in the same group at school, you might be asked about a topic that has absolutely no interest to you. Many people dislike ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A barista makes small talk with a customer. The team mixed and matched respondents to cover all bases. In one experiment, they ...

The small talk you try to avoid because you think it will be boring may actually be more enjoyable than you think, and good for you as well, according to research published by the American ...

Conversing with another human is well-recognised as one of the most profoundly enjoyable activities a person can undertake, yet we consistently underestimate the potential for "small talk" – about ...

That chat about onions or the stock market you're dodging? You might be selling it short. Newswise reports that new research in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology finds people ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. —Malte Mueller—Getty Images If you stop by your neighbor’s front stoop or go to that networking event or say hi to a colleague in ...

Participants reported enjoying the human connection regardless of whether they thought the topic was dull The human aversion to dull experiences was nailed by the author Paulo Coelho when he declared: ...