I think this is down to it being such a standard gambit that people always add something to their reply, so instead of ‘I’m a journalist’ or ‘I’m an artist’, you get ‘I’m a news journalist, I’m just back from the Lebanon’ or ‘I’m an artist, I’m hanging my new show tomorrow’. I’m not sure I agree with this - I was recently at a party where I didn’t know many of the guests, and this was used as the standard icebreaker by myself and others, and each time it led to interesting conversations. Third, it rarely leads to further useful inquiry. Second, it implies that one’s occupation is the most salient fact about them. First, it really means “what occupation do you hold?” and thus implies you do little outside your occupation.
So, what have you been thinking about lately? “What have you been working on lately?” can be seen, in this context, to I can think of littleīetter way to quickly gauge what a person is really like. A job can be forced by circumstanceĪnd parentage, but our thoughts are all our own. Occupations, people’s thoughts seem to be endlessly varied. Fourth, it’s likely to lead to productive dialog,Īs you can discuss the topic together and hopefully make progress.įifth, the answer is quite likely to be novel. Third, it’sĮasiest to answer, since by its nature its asking about what’s already Is a fundamental human activity, and thus encourages it. Second, it sends the message that thinking, and thinking about thinking, Evenīetter, it will be whichever of these is most interesting at the moment. The answer couldīe a book, a movie, a relationship, a class, a job, a hobby, etc. Lately?” First, the question is extremely open-ended. I propose instead that one ask “What have you been thinking about Spot and inevitably leads to hemming and hawing and then something not “What’s something cool you’ve learned recently?” puts the person on the Who don’t read to flail, while at best only getting an off-the-cuff “What book have you read recently?” will cause the majority of Americans “What’s your major?” (in the case of college students) turns sour when,Īs is tragically all too often the case, students feel no real passion “Where are you from?” is even less fruitful. (“Oh yeah, I always thought about studying history.”) Somewhat relevant, but even this will no doubt be slightly annoying or Only a handful of occupations, you will be able to say something Second, it implies that one’s occupation is the most salientįact about them.
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