I like conversation, I really do. So it's unfortunate that I often alienate myself rather than seek out others to converse with.
I have had a habit of staying too long when invited to visit friends for an evening. I've been trying to fix that, trying to leave before anyone starts looking at the clock or yawning because it's getting late. I like discussion and find myself engaged in it so rarely that I cling on to any opportunity for it.
I had a long afternoon of naught but an exchange of words with Nick the other day. Sometimes when talking with friends you will find dead zones in which no one will have anything to say. When neither of you stall or draw a blank, it's like having a car that never runs out of petrol.
I also had a debate with a colleague earlier in the week about quantum physics, but I think his source material needs reviewing.
Do you find that the later in the evening it gets, the more and more esoteric the conversation becomes?
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
Reluctant Chatterbox
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It very much depends on the company. I am paranoid about talking too much as I can, if properly engaged, talk until daybreak. Thankfully most of the people I surround myself with on a regular basis are interested in what I have to say.
It probably helps that I'm quite charismatic, but I still worry about monopolising a group and impacting the whole experience negatively.
That sounds familiar.
I also find that a lot of people dabble in interesting subjects, so you can start a conversation about something like astronomy, but eventually you have to point most people to wikipedia or risk giving a lecture on why Saturn is less dense than Earth.
That's the beauty of a long conversation, it's pretty awesome being able to shoot the shit about anything you may have happened upon on a wiki-binge.
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