5 Good and 5 Bad Topics To Discuss At Lunch.

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The good

1. The person you are talking to

Focus outward instead of inward to improve a conversation.

2. Your surroundings

3. The news and water cooler topics

4. Likes and dislikes

A classic. People always like to discuss their likes and dislikes. Some examples:

• Favourite songs/albums.
• Favourite movies/TV-shows.
• The nastiest tasting piece of candy/food you have eaten.
• Best/worst GTD software.
• The best vacation ever vs. the worst one.
• The best or worst job/boss/co-worker you’ve ever had.

5. Relatable emotions and experiences

The Bad

  

1. Illness. No-one wants to hear too much about illness and bad health. It’s a downer. And people in general don’t want to reflect too much on things like: “Hmm, I wonder when I’ll get sick and how that will be”. It can put anyone in a sad and negative emotional state.
2. Your crappy boss, job etc. It’s no fun hearing someone harp on and on about how unfair their boss is or how much their job suck. Complaining becomes draining to listen to rather quickly. Try to keep your complaining down or if you can just stop it all together.
3. Your boring job. If it’s a fascinating job then it might be interesting to talk about. If you’re enthusiastic about your job and really love then it can be fascinating to talk about it. If it’s just a job you’re not too fond of or a boring one try to limit the time you talk about it. If you like it but people don’t seem to be interested either drop it or find a way to improve how you talk about your job. No one wants to listen for too long to a topic they have no interest in.
4. Hard to relate to hobbies and similar subjects. Well, actually getting technical and talking too much about the content of the hobby rather than what excites you about it. Try to avoid technical jargon, acronyms and details that only you and other enthusiasts understand. Try to keep it simple and understandable instead. Try topic #6 above: Relatable emotions and experiences. Try to relate what excites you about your bicycling or recycling instead of getting lost in facts and details.
5. Serial killers and other creepy subjects. An obvious one. Just like talking about illness talking about Jeffrey Dahmer, stalkers and similar subjects can make people really uncomfortable.