The other day, I read about "seven-minute mark" on substack. In her book "Alone Together" (2011), Sherry Turkle talks about how conversations often change after about seven minutes. At first, people usually stick to safe topics like the weather or sports. But after a while, those topics run out, and there’s a pause. This is a key moment - someone has to take a risk and bring up something more personal or meaningful. Only then can the conversation become real and truly connect people.

Turkle’s point is that meaningful conversations take time and effort, but they’re worth it for genuine connection.

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