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When nobody knows what to talk about, silence sets in. You know the feeling. Someone might fidget. Another person might hum and look away. Another person might excuse themselves “to use the bathroom.”
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We quickly noticed that every conversation starter app had at least one of four problems:
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It addresses three social problems: social anxiety, awkward silences and phubbing....
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At times, we all struggle in social gatherings, but for some of us, it’s a real problem (Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) affects 15 million adults in the US.)
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Phubbing(phone snubbing) is the act of snubbing someone in a social setting by looking at your phone instead of paying attention.
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A couple of years ago, my wife and I hosted a weekly small group of friends at our one-bedroom apartment in Tennessee. To get everyone on the same page, we started out with a single question. It ranged from deep questions, such as: “what makes you feel most alive?” to fun questions, such as: “if ...
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