Gillian M Sandstrom

When we have these little interactions, it puts us in a good mood and helps us feel more connected,

• says Gillian Sandstrom, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Sussex in the U.K
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If we don’t practice talking to strangers and people we don’t know well, how are we going to make friends?”

• Sandstrom said
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There’s all this research showing that although we think we're above average on almost everything, when it comes to having a casual conversation with someone, it's like the only thing where we think we're below average,

• says Sandstrom, author of Once Upon a Stranger: The Science of How “Small” Talk Can Add Up to a Big Life
  Timetime.com/article/2026…Apr 13, 00:00

There’s research showing that not only the quality and quantity of social interactions we have, but the diversity of our conversation partners, is also related to how happy we are.”

• According to Sandstrom
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