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SamNav editorialWhen seated at a table with people you don't know, ask "what are you interested in?" or "what have you been thinking about lately?" instead of "what do you do?"....
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When seated at a table with people you don't know, ask "what are you interested in?" or "what have you been thinking about lately?" instead of "what do you do?". (Surprisingly often you get a look of utter confusion, followed by fifteen seconds of hemming and hawing, and then a version of "man, i really need to take some
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Read the full essay on Sam Altman's blog
blog.samaltman.com/more-interesting-dinner-conversations
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