Many people hate talking on the phone and will choose to text no matter what. These people tend to have their own reasons for not wanting to talk on the phone. These reasons range from anxiety to ...

In an earlier post, I described ways of improving conversations with people who talk too much—from the perspective of the beleaguered listeners. I received many comments from people who believed they ...

I grew up in a family of talkers who drove our teachers crazy. I remember sitting in my English 102 class during college with just two weeks left in the semester. My professor looked at me and said, ...

Charles Duhigg, author of "The Power of Habit," argues that small talk isn't an innate skill, but rather a learned behavior that can be studied and crafted to perfectly suit any situation — whether ...

People tend to use first-person self-talk far more often than distanced self-talk, but when they take a step back and address themselves by name, it can subtly improve how they feel, particularly in ...

In a world saturated with voices vying for attention, actual influence is not measured by how loudly one speaks but by how often others talk about you. Icons like Simon Sinek, Oprah Winfrey, Adam ...

When Ellie Shoja goes for a walk, she slips on her headphones and starts talking—but there’s no other voice ricocheting through the speakers. It’s merely a convenient way to disguise the fact that she ...

I am going to try a magic trick. This column is going to try to meld four things — Rickey Henderson, a barista, my trainer and Adelaide Bry (mother of my wife). Pick a card, any card. Henderson died a ...

Can AI chatbot dependency affect your ability to think on your own? What happens when your best friend isn’t a person but a computer program? It listens to you, answers your questions, and even helps ...

Sherri Gordon, CLC is a certified professional life coach, author, and journalist covering health and wellness, social issues, parenting, and mental health. She also has a certificate of completion ...

It's 2 a.m. The house is quiet, cloaked in the stillness of the night. Then, a shuffle. A door creaks. A child walks down the hallway, eyes wide open but fast asleep. Elsewhere, someone mumbles ...