Think Faster, Talk Smarter By Matt Abhrahams

You can't force yourself to think faster. If you do, you'll likely make worse decisions.

There is a way to improve the quality of your decisions without resorting to hacks to speed them up.

Third-person self-talk may constitute a relatively effortless form of emotion regulation. 

Referring to yourself in the third person leads you to think about yourself more similar to how you think about others. And that helps you to gain psychological distance from your own experienc...

• Ask people to introduce themselves. Think of commonalities among group members and highlight those when you’re making introductions.
• Ask thoughtful questions and listen carefully to how others respond. 
• Having conversation starters at the ready can make small talk more palata...