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The barrier to starting a conversation is usually a bad forecast, not a lack of charm: people underestimate how much others like them, and commuters made to talk to a stranger enjoyed the trip more than those left alone, the opposite of what they predicted
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It is tempting to file them as a separate type, blessed with a social gene the rest of us lack.
Two findings, in particular, are worth knowing before the next time you talk yourself out of saying hello.
They underestimated how much the other person had enjoyed their company and wanted to talk again.
The people told to talk to a stranger reported a more positive commute than those who sat alone.
The reticent, by starting fewer conversations, never gather the data that would correct the forecast, so the fear stays intact.