7 Better Alternatives to ‘How Are You?’ for the Time of Covid-19 Better conversation openers to spur more meaningful conversations and genuine connection.

Greeting our colleagues with "How are you?" yields standard responses: Busy, Fine, Good. It's time to give that greeting a makeover, so that you can spark moments of reflection, learning, and ...

We need better questions to ask. The “How are you?” “I’m fine” exchange has typically been a bit of a deceptive one.

Psychologists say push past the awkward moments. Even if conversation feels uncomfortable, it’s probably doing you more good than you think.

For example, if you’ve only partially learned some material, trying to remember it is a better way to solidify that fragile learning than studying more.