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Skip the Small Talk: Questions to Go Deeper
My Myers-Briggs type means I don’t like small talk. A dear friend of mine who knows this about me recently asked what my go-to-questions are to help me skip the small talk. I thought I would share them here in case anyone else is interested!
My go-to’s are:
- What are you most excited about in your life right now?
- What are you most worried about in your life right now?
Honestly, those two questions are usually enough to get a good conversation going! I recommend starting with the first one. Even that question can startle people because it’s not as surface as things people usually talk about.
However, both questions … Read More
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Fun Card Game: Golf for 2+ Players
When we weren’t playing cards, we were tubing! When our friends visited us from Oakland recently, they taught us a new fun card game we had never played: Golf. (As a side note, I can’t remember if I mentioned their visit or not on the blog! I definitely mentioned it in my weekly newsletter if you haven’t yet subscribed and are interested in doing so. The form is at the bottom of each post or you can go here.)
Here is how my friends taught me to play it. This version is a variation of the rules I found online.
Object of This Fun Card Game
To score the … Read More
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Icebreakers: A Fun Get-to-Know-You Game
Once a month at work, we try to do “One Fun Thing.” This month was our Second Annual Popsicle Party. I was reminded of one of my favorite icebreakers. It’s so simple!
Materials
- 1-2 strips of paper per person
- writing utensils
- a bowl or mug
- an object to pass around (I almost used my son’s bunny from the photo above, but it was too smelly!)
- a dice (I think that is plural, but I don’t think it will be clear what I’m talking about it if I actually write it properly!)
Step One
Turn on music and open boxes of popsicles. There are my personal favorite flavors:
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