This really connected with me. Oftentimes when taking a taxi and the driver tries to strike up a conversation by asking me what I do, and I say I lecture in Politics, the wall of resistance comes crashing down. Sometimes the conversations are fascinating, which is why I generally engage as you never know what you'll uncover. But it's a risk as for every really interesting dialogue there are at least 2 which you just nod along to as you see the emails pile up on the phone.
this sounds like the start of a romcom…
Please, do bore us with her responses!
Hmmmm. And the title of her book is . . . ?
Link to her book please!
Love this piece. Openness to learning with and from others keeps hope and joy alive. Thank you so much.
I was interested to know what followed,
how do we come to know what we want?
This really connected with me. Oftentimes when taking a taxi and the driver tries to strike up a conversation by asking me what I do, and I say I lecture in Politics, the wall of resistance comes crashing down. Sometimes the conversations are fascinating, which is why I generally engage as you never know what you'll uncover. But it's a risk as for every really interesting dialogue there are at least 2 which you just nod along to as you see the emails pile up on the phone.
I reckon it’s probably this: https://www.amazon.com/Joy-Uber-Driving-Wild-Self-Love/dp/1631525670
If I had been in that Uber, I hope I would have had the guts to say, "I'm sorry, but I really don't want to have a conversation."