Analyzing data from 79 men and women who wore inconspicuous devices that recorded some of their conversations over the course of four days, researchers from Washington University and the University of Arizona found a correlation between feelings of well-being and the amount of time spent talking every day. Moreover, the more substantive your conversations, the happier you're likely to be. In other words, heart-to-hearts trump small talk. (LA Times, "A lof of happy talk", March 11, 2010, A21.)
I wanted to talk to someone. But who? It__ moments like this, when you need someone the most, that your world seems smallest.
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I wanted to talk to someone. But who? It__ moments like this, when you need someone the most, that your world seems smallest.
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