What were the odds? The beauty (and sometimes peril) of chance encounters.
About this episode
This episode explores the impact of chance encounters and the value of small talk with strangers.
What chance encounters have shaped your life? Don't you look back on them with a sense of wonder — what were the odds?! I'll talk about this phenomenon and also put in a good word for its social cousin, small talk with strangers, even if you're an introvert like me. Chance encounters (CNN) Small talk doesn't need to be meaningless: the benefits of talking to strangers Planned happenstance and your career Music: Jens East — Daybreak (ft. Henk) www.soundcloud.com/jenseastLicence: Creative Commons Attribution V4.0
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