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Taking walks with friends or colleagues is a vastly underrated activity and leads to some great conversations.
by TrevorJ 4y ago
Taking walks with friends or colleagues is a vastly underrated activity and leads to some great conversations.
- stevesearer 4y agoIt is interesting how much more natural a side-by-side walking conversation feels than a sit-across-the-table coffee shop conversation.
- vladvasiliu 4y agoIt's true, but in a busy city environment, you're pretty much forced to form pairs. Because of the noise, it's very hard to hear what the person on the other side is saying.
- TrevorJ 4y agoIt definitely makes the situation feel a lot lower pressure to me. After all, the chief activity is taking a hike/walk, so if the conversation lulls it never feels awkward and there's always something new to see and remark on.
- zdragnar 4y agoI had a manager who (back when we were office workers) liked to do outdoor walking 1-on-1 meetings. TBH, I really disliked it, but not enough to ask to stay indoors. I found the noise and sights rather distracting.
- layer8 4y agoI always have the problem that I can either focus on the conversation or on the environment, but not both. When I concentrate on the conversation, I completely blind out my surroundings. Trying to repeatedly switch between both is exhausting.