why small talk sucks

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Have you ever struggled with small talk? This seemingly simple form of communication has always been a mystery to me. Why are chats about the weather or repetitive texts asking "wyd" so important? In this video, Sabrina learns why small talk exists by challenge herself to talk to a bunch of strangers.

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Sabrina
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Melissa
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CREDITS
Produced by Sabrina Cruz
Video Editing by Vicky Moonan
Motion Design by Sabrina Cruz
Thank you to Jayde, Anjelica, Lorien, Noor, Aaron, Jo, Xuan, Austin, and Jake for chatting with me. Hopefully we aren't strangers anymore :)

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RECOMMENDED READING
Why small talk is so excruciating (2019) by David Roberts via Vox

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Sabrina is QuiRkY
01:08 The Self-Help Hole of Research
01:42 Why Small Talk Exists
04:01 Three Ways to Get Better at Small Talk
05:08 Science? I don't know her.
06:35 Just realized I mispelled spreadsheet.
06:42 Sabrina remembers she has an anxiety disorder
09:48 Conclusions, conversions, and statistical insignificance
12:00 Please share this video with someone you want to small talk with
12:16 Paying the bills
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Welcome to the joke under the fold! A word of warning regarding small talk:
Be careful including cheesy jokes during small talk, someone might me laughtose intolerant!
Leave a comment with the word LAUGH to let me know you were here ;-)