conversation habits

Psychology states that preferring silence over pointless conversations subtly reflects certain personality traits according to recent studies

GSAP Staff / March 31, 2026

In a world where constant chatter and digital noise have become the norm, there’s a growing appreciation for the power of silence. Contrary to the...

People who use these 7 phrases in conversation have a lower IQ than they think, according to psychology

GSAP Staff / March 30, 2026

The smartest person in my graduate seminar never spoke above a whisper. While the rest of us performed intellectual peacocking—dropping references to Foucault, using “paradigmatic” in casual conversation—she asked simple questions that revealed the gaps in our elaborate arguments. “What do you mean by that?” she’d say, and watch our carefully constructed theoretical frameworks collapse … Continue reading "People who use these 7 phrases in conversation have a lower IQ than they think, according to psychology"