Why Conversations Rarely End When We Want Them To

Why Conversations Rarely End When We Want Them ToTop of Mind with Julie Rose • Season 1, Episode 1710, Segment 5

Oct 15, 2021 • 17m

Think about the last conversation you had with someone. Did it end exactly when you wanted it to? And assuming it didn’t, did the brevity or length leave an awkward taste in your mouth? According to Harvard Ph.D. graduate in psychology Adam Mastroianni, it probably did. There must be a way to coordinate conversations better, right? (Originally aired March 17th, 2021)

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