Matt Abrahams
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The need to communicate spontaneously, I think, is the same. I actually think that all generations struggle, but for different reasons. Younger generations, in my observation, tend to struggle with the connection piece. A lot of spontaneous communication is about connection.
Older generations, my generation and even older, tend to struggle with the speed of communication because a lot of spontaneous speaking happens immediately and it happens quickly. So I think everybody struggles a little bit, but the reasons they struggle differ based on just their experience and how they grew up communicating. That all said, we can learn to do this better.
Older generations, my generation and even older, tend to struggle with the speed of communication because a lot of spontaneous speaking happens immediately and it happens quickly. So I think everybody struggles a little bit, but the reasons they struggle differ based on just their experience and how they grew up communicating. That all said, we can learn to do this better.
Older generations, my generation and even older, tend to struggle with the speed of communication because a lot of spontaneous speaking happens immediately and it happens quickly. So I think everybody struggles a little bit, but the reasons they struggle differ based on just their experience and how they grew up communicating. That all said, we can learn to do this better.
Older generations, my generation and even older, tend to struggle with the speed of communication because a lot of spontaneous speaking happens immediately and it happens quickly. So I think everybody struggles a little bit, but the reasons they struggle differ based on just their experience and how they grew up communicating. That all said, we can learn to do this better.
Older generations, my generation and even older, tend to struggle with the speed of communication because a lot of spontaneous speaking happens immediately and it happens quickly. So I think everybody struggles a little bit, but the reasons they struggle differ based on just their experience and how they grew up communicating. That all said, we can learn to do this better.
I mean access to resources like food, shelter, reproduction. So anything you did that put your status at risk would cause anxiety. And getting up in front of others was exactly that. So it is ubiquitous, yet it is something we can learn to manage.
I mean access to resources like food, shelter, reproduction. So anything you did that put your status at risk would cause anxiety. And getting up in front of others was exactly that. So it is ubiquitous, yet it is something we can learn to manage.
I mean access to resources like food, shelter, reproduction. So anything you did that put your status at risk would cause anxiety. And getting up in front of others was exactly that. So it is ubiquitous, yet it is something we can learn to manage.
I mean access to resources like food, shelter, reproduction. So anything you did that put your status at risk would cause anxiety. And getting up in front of others was exactly that. So it is ubiquitous, yet it is something we can learn to manage.
I mean access to resources like food, shelter, reproduction. So anything you did that put your status at risk would cause anxiety. And getting up in front of others was exactly that. So it is ubiquitous, yet it is something we can learn to manage.
Yeah, well, because things come at us so fast and furiously. Think about it. We are bombarded with information all the time. People are asking us questions. People are asking us for feedback. We make mistakes. We have to correct. Things go wrong. We have to apologize. We're in a situation where we have to make small talk.
Yeah, well, because things come at us so fast and furiously. Think about it. We are bombarded with information all the time. People are asking us questions. People are asking us for feedback. We make mistakes. We have to correct. Things go wrong. We have to apologize. We're in a situation where we have to make small talk.
Yeah, well, because things come at us so fast and furiously. Think about it. We are bombarded with information all the time. People are asking us questions. People are asking us for feedback. We make mistakes. We have to correct. Things go wrong. We have to apologize. We're in a situation where we have to make small talk.
Yeah, well, because things come at us so fast and furiously. Think about it. We are bombarded with information all the time. People are asking us questions. People are asking us for feedback. We make mistakes. We have to correct. Things go wrong. We have to apologize. We're in a situation where we have to make small talk.
Yeah, well, because things come at us so fast and furiously. Think about it. We are bombarded with information all the time. People are asking us questions. People are asking us for feedback. We make mistakes. We have to correct. Things go wrong. We have to apologize. We're in a situation where we have to make small talk.
It's a confluence of several things, but it turns out with my last name, Abrahams, A-B, I always went first through school, literally from kindergarten through university. I always knew where I sat. I always sat front row, closest to the door. So whenever the teachers, and I am a teacher and I know it's just easier to do things alphabetically, I would always be called on first.
It's a confluence of several things, but it turns out with my last name, Abrahams, A-B, I always went first through school, literally from kindergarten through university. I always knew where I sat. I always sat front row, closest to the door. So whenever the teachers, and I am a teacher and I know it's just easier to do things alphabetically, I would always be called on first.
It's a confluence of several things, but it turns out with my last name, Abrahams, A-B, I always went first through school, literally from kindergarten through university. I always knew where I sat. I always sat front row, closest to the door. So whenever the teachers, and I am a teacher and I know it's just easier to do things alphabetically, I would always be called on first.
It's a confluence of several things, but it turns out with my last name, Abrahams, A-B, I always went first through school, literally from kindergarten through university. I always knew where I sat. I always sat front row, closest to the door. So whenever the teachers, and I am a teacher and I know it's just easier to do things alphabetically, I would always be called on first.