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Supercommunicators | 1. How to Talk to Anyone

2025/2/22
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Charles Duhigg: 本节目探讨了深度沟通的技巧,特别是如何通过提问来建立更深层次的情感连接。我采访了芝加哥大学心理学教授Nick Epley和作家Mandy Len Catron,他们分享了各自的经验和研究成果。我们探讨了深度问题的定义、作用以及在不同场合下的应用方法。 通过与Nick Epley的对话,我们了解到深度问题能够引发更深入的对话和情感交流,即使是在陌生人之间。他分享了在对冲基金会议上进行的实验,实验中参与者通过互相提问深度问题,建立了意想不到的联系。 与Mandy Len Catron的对话则侧重于深度问题在人际关系中的作用,特别是恋爱关系。她分享了自己在《纽约时报》上发表的关于“36个问题”的文章,以及这篇文章带来的巨大反响。她认为,这些问题之所以有效,是因为它们引导人们进行自我表达,并逐渐建立起亲密感和信任感。 我们还探讨了如何在日常生活中运用深度问题,以及如何避免尴尬。Nick Epley建议,关键在于展现你对对方的真诚兴趣,而不是问题本身。即使有时效果不佳,也值得继续尝试,因为这能让你更好地抓住与人建立联系的机会。 Nick Epley: 我通过研究发现,深度问题能够有效促进人际间的连接。在对冲基金会议上的实验中,我让参与者互相提问“你上次在别人面前哭是什么时候”,这个看似尴尬的问题却引发了热烈的讨论,并让参与者感到非常有意义。这说明,即使是看似私密的问题,只要以真诚的态度提出,也能帮助人们建立联系。 我的研究还表明,深度问题之所以有效,是因为它们促使人们进行自我表达和自我反思。我的父母在我因酒驾被捕后,通过询问“为什么”而不是训斥,帮助我改变了生活轨迹。这说明,深度问题能够帮助人们深入思考自身的行为和动机,从而促使改变。 在日常生活中运用深度问题时,关键在于展现你对对方的真诚兴趣。不要害怕提出看似私密的问题,因为人们通常都渴望被了解和被看见。即使对方没有积极回应,也不要灰心,继续练习,你就能逐渐掌握这项技巧。 Mandy Len Catron: 我在《纽约时报》上发表的文章讲述了我与一个熟人通过“36个问题”建立深厚联系的经历。这篇文章的火爆程度出乎我的意料,也让我意识到人们对深度沟通的渴望。 我认为,“36个问题”之所以有效,是因为它们从轻松的破冰式问题逐渐过渡到更深入的个人问题,并且需要双方都进行自我表达。这使得双方能够逐渐建立起亲密感和信任感。 在日常生活中,我们也可以尝试使用深度问题来建立联系。关键在于真诚和尊重。不要害怕尴尬,因为人们通常都渴望被了解和被看见。通过深度沟通,我们可以建立更深层次的情感连接,这将丰富我们的人际关系,并使我们的生活更加美好。

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This chapter explores the power of deep questions in fostering meaningful connections. It uses the example of Nick Epley's experiment with hedge fund executives, highlighting how seemingly awkward questions can lead to profound conversations. The chapter also introduces the "Fast Friends Procedure" and its surprising results in creating closeness between strangers.
  • Deep questions, focusing on "why," elicit deeper emotional responses than factual questions.
  • The "Fast Friends Procedure" (36 questions) demonstrates the power of reciprocal self-disclosure in building intimacy.
  • Even seemingly embarrassing questions can spark meaningful conversations and connections.

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Why are some people able to talk with just about anyone—about almost anything? One answer may lie in the questions we ask—and how deeply we ask them. Stick with us here…

In this episode, host Charles Duhigg examines why deep questions are so powerful and how to ask them in everyday life.

He talks to Nick Epley, psychology professor at the University of Chicago and lifelong researcher of deep questions. And we catch up with Mandy Len Catron, 10 years after she wrote the viral New York Times article “The 36 Questions That Lead to Love).”

This Slate miniseries dives into the art and science of meaningful conversations, inspired by Duhigg’s bestselling book, Supercommunicators). 

Supercommunicators was produced by Derek John and Sophie Summergrad. 

Our technical director is Merritt Jacob. 

Joel Meyer is our supervising producer.

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