Conversation starters are used to provide the other with a topic to open common dialogue. Generally speaking, these are questions.
I was reading an article that provided, in the writer’s opinion, good questions to be lobbed at someone to initiate a response and continued discussion.
Here are a few.
You might be expecting something specific with that title. But in a way, it’s a play on words.
According to the social science of Psychology, decision-making can be hot or cold. Cold perspective decisions are made using only facts and are completely divorced from any emotional influence. “All we want are the facts, ma’am,” says Dragnet’s Joe Friday. (Links below)
A couple of years ago, I flirted with the idea of a series called Perspectives. I still have all the notes, and maybe someday, these articles will find your inbox. I considered things like age, pain, cultural status, the Grand Canyon, viewpoints, and a few more.
But today, the play on words mentioned above refers directly to the temperature and current weather conditions.
It's late already today. I am finally getting to this task. I have usually published by now. But up until this moment, I was finding it impossible to decide on today's topic, let alone how I might flesh it out.
My weekly commitment felt beyond hope.
And then I started thinking about that term. The one in the last sentence. The one in the subject line. The one that can be translated as hopelessness.
"Not true", the voice in my head firmly declared.
