5 Phrases That Alienate and Annoy People

and what to say instead

The face you don’t want to see in conversation. Photo by Егор Камелев on Unsplash

We’ve all had conversations in which we felt uncomfortable, unheard, and unfulfilled. Perhaps our conversation partner’s head was off in the clouds. Perhaps they have a bit of a listening problem.

Or perhaps it’s you.

Every book and article about how to be a likable person/get more friends/be more…