Curiosity

Whenever I go to a party where I’m expected to mingle with people I don’t know, a

pattern

always emerges:

1) I ask questions.

2) I listen to the answers, which leads me to ask more questions.

3) When (if) the conversation turns to me and what I do, the conversation

dies

quite quickly.

Why is that? Why are people delighted to tell me about their week in Maine or…