Be Irresistible in Your Next Conversation: How Do You Open Doors to Deeper Talk?

Being able to hold a good conversation is invaluable - new science offers strategies.

Jan 23, 2025

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This is part of my Great Conversation series, inspired by my favorite 2024 relationship book (Supercommunicators by

) and in 2025 (TALK: The Science of Conversation and the Art of Being Ourselves). Read part 1 - here.

“Federico considered people who were capable of sleeping in a seated position with a sense of estrangement that didn’t even manage to be envy: for him, sleeping on the train involved an elaborate procedure, a detailed ritual, but this, too, was precisely the arduous pleasure of his journeys.”

- Italo Calvino, from Difficult Loves

When it comes to conversations, what you don’t want is “arduous pleasure.” The goal isn’t to labor through exchanges to extract pleasure + meaning—it’s to unlock more of what truly matters, effortlessly, without the strain.

Ready to discover how? I’ll show you with my exclusive, in-depth guide below.

Provoked with Dr. Todd Kashdan

Be Irresistible in Your Next Conversation: How Do You Open Doors to Deeper Talk?

Being able to hold a good conversation is invaluable - new science offers strategies.

“Federico considered people who were capable of sleeping in a seated position with a sense of estrangement that didn’t even manage to be envy: for him, sleeping on the train involved an elaborate procedure, a detailed ritual, but this, too, was precisely the arduous pleasure of his journeys.”

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