S7E1 - The Dying Art of Conversation

On any given day, we navigate conversations with loved ones, colleagues, and friends, both to connect with people and to communicate with them.

 

We long for real conversation, not always because we knowingly feel that way, but because we yearn to experience the best and most substantial versions of others we come across. We also long for the most real part of ourselves to be understood and liked by the other person. 

 

But how much of a reality is this for the majority of our conversations? 

 

What probably sounds more relatable is arguments and debates masquerading as conversation; contests with a clear winner and sorry loser. 

 

In that case, those times when we are having conversations and making the argument the priority, are those real conversations or are they debates instead? In true conversation, shouldn’t we put people first?

 

If we imagine a life where we placed more emphasis on the consequential benefits of good conversation, then maybe we are more likely to be understood by others, and maybe we become more likely to experience the best of others that we dance with during conversation.

 

In the first episode of season 7, we explored different aspects of what might be the dying art of conversation. It’s not an easy topic to discuss because it’s one of those that are here and everywhere.

 

We also acknowledged that much of our thoughts on this topic are not just to make recommendations, but to also experience how we ourselves are faring in this dying art.

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