You know all those times when some unknown associate of yours contacts you on LinkedIn and makes it sound like they have a rich, memorable history with you? Yes, I got one of those messages recently, which consequently inspired the comic for this week. Usually you can get away with saying general things like "How has everything been?" or "What have you been up to lately?".
And even if they do try to keep the conversation alive, just remember that 90% of listening is just pretending to listen. Good grief, did I just promote introversion as a viable way of social interaction? Put it this way: If you're talking to someone but no value is being generated, you're essentially taking away from the economy rather than contributing to it.
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