Bring back conversation… by shutting up and listening | Celeste Headlee

Face-to-face conversation reaps rich rewards, but it's a dying art. Here's how to revive it

It seems that we're talking more than ever. And it's true that we have more platforms for connection and communication than ever before. But what feels like conversation is actually just talking. Conversation - the exchange of ideas and thoughts between two people in which both understand one another and respond to each other - is disappearing underneath the mountains of tweets and posts, texts and emojis.

It's that conversation I want to revive, the kind that stimulates critical thought and increases empathy. That's the kind of bond that builds bridges and crosses the political divides splitting us apart.