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When should you end a conversation? Probably sooner than you think – Science Magazine
Study finds most chats don’t end when people want them to
By Cathleen OGradyMar. 1, 2021 , 3:45 PM
While studying for his masters degree at the University of Oxford, Adam Mastroianni confronted a fear common to many party goers: Would he get stuck in a conversation with no polite way out?
Then, Mastroianni had another thought: Perhaps his future conversation partner had the same concern. What if were all trapped in conversations because we mistakenly think the other person wants to continue? he says.
Now, 5 years and one scientific publication later, Mastroianni…
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