
Once Upon a Stranger: Can Small Talk Lead to a Bigger Life? (#305)
From 3 Takeaways™
Published 6/9/2026
What if those brief conversations - with a barista, a neighbor, or someone sitting next to us - matter far more than we realize?Gillian Sandstrom, a University of Sussex psychologist and author of Once Upon a Stranger, explores why we're so reluctant to talk to people we don't know, what…


