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[quote=Anonymous]I understand the idea behind those questions, but they seem a little iffy to me. "How are you feeling about it?" If I'm upset about something, it's probably not somewhere I want to go in small talk with someone I don't know. And if the person does tell you they're sad or stressed or whatever, now you're in an awkward, unpleasant conversation. "What made you decide to do that?" This one is terrible wording because it can easily be read as judgy if the tone is wrong. I'd preface it with something clearly positive like "Wow, that sounds fun. How did you decide to do that?" or reframe to something more like "How did you get into Hobby X?" or "How long have you been doing Hobby X?" Your questions should give them an opening to talk, not feel like they're getting grilled. (Though I wouldn't read the second one as asking about my thought process.)[/quote]
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