Have you ever been in the middle of a conversation and thought “can we just cut to the chase?”

For some people small talk seems like a complete waste of time, a painful variation of the verbal headlock. There are other people who seem to naturally flow through these conversations using them to build relationships with a diverse group of people, while simultaneously keeping their finger on the pulse of what’s happening in their communities.

In today’s episode, we dive deep on these surface level conversations in a way that no one has before. We discuss:

• The ramifications of refusing to engage in them and their evolutionary importance
• How our drives play a direct role in our approach and goals for these interactions
• Tips to manage and mitigate the cognitive load these conversations cost
• Practical strategies for navigating and reaping the benefits from small talk

Today’s episode was made as a result of listener questions and situations attendees at our latest workshop wanted help with. Reach out to us at info@artofcoaching.com or visit artofcoaching.com/question if there’s something you’d like to hear about on the podcast.

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You have to admit, it happens a lot. You’ll be doing something mundane and BOOM, an amazing idea hits you that you’ll want to remember for later. Only you don’t, and all of that potential slips away…

The amount of books that go unwritten, keynote speeches undelivered, businesses or products not developed - the list is endless. High-performers recognize the power of capturing these thoughts and have a system for seizing and converting them into something tangible that can add value to the world and change people’s lives.

As with any topic, before you can figure out how to make it the most applicable to you, we must start from the beginning. In this podcast we discuss:

• How capturing ideas can reduce cognitive load
• Developing a flexible structure that doesn’t stifle your personality
• Tips for organizing thoughts and ideas so you can recall them when the time is right
• The many benefits of using voice memos that you’ve probably never considered before

We created this episode from the overwhelming number of responses we had to our episode with Andrew Coates on Information Overload. If you’d like us to continue this series, or have suggestions or questions you’d like covered in a future episode, let us know at artofcoaching.com/question.

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