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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2041/small_talk.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Small Talk May Make Us Happier' data-article-id='2559'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='2646'>Small talk.</span> <span data-start-time='2646' data-end-time='4396'>Chitchat.</span> <span data-start-time='4396' data-end-time='14708'>These are the short conversations we have at parties, while we wait in line at the store, at family events or work.</span> <span data-start-time='14708' data-end-time='22125'>Sometimes we make small talk with people we already know but not well.</span> <span data-start-time='22125' data-end-time='27708'>Often we have to make small talk with complete strangers.</span> <span data-start-time='27708' data-end-time='34604'>Many people find these small conversations about random topics difficult.</span> <span data-start-time='34604' data-end-time='37875'>Some people say they hate it. </span> <span data-start-time='37875' data-end-time='42604'>Others say small talk is a waste of time.</span> <span data-start-time='42604' data-end-time='52208'>They may even call it idle chitchat or idle chatter, meaning it doesn&rsquo;t do anything.</span> <span data-start-time='52208' data-end-time='56396'>They consider small talk not important.</span> <span data-start-time='56396' data-end-time='60833'>However, small talk is important.</span> <span data-start-time='60833' data-end-time='69146'>These exchanges can open doors that may lead to larger, more meaningful conversations.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2041/small_talk.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=9181 data-hint-location='42604' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2041/what_does_idle_mean.m4a'>What does idle mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='having no purpose'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2041/do_anything.m4a'><span>do anything</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2041/finding_common_topics.m4a'><span>finding common topics</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2041/having_no_purpose.m4a'><span>having no purpose</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2041/talking_with_strangers.m4a'><span>talking with strangers</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=9182 data-hint-location='60833' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2041/what_can_small_talk_do.m4a'>What can small talk do?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='open doors'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2041/build_bridges.m4a'><span>build bridges</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2041/open_doors.m4a'><span>open doors</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2041/mend_fences.m4a'><span>mend fences</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2041/close_windows.m4a'><span>close windows</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=9183 data-hint-location='37875' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2041/others_say_small_talk_is_a__blank_.m4a'>Others say small talk is a <span class='blank'>waste of time</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='waste of time'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2041/waste_of_time.m4a'><span>waste of time</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2041/strong_indicator.m4a'><span>strong indicator</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2041/important_event.m4a'><span>important event</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2041/long_discussion.m4a'><span>long discussion</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>

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