Yahoo

35+ Ways to Respond to a "How Are You Text?" (Beyond the Basics)

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oliver Rossi/ DigitalVision via Getty Images No matter what kind of app you're using to chat, you can pretty much expect that ...
CNBC

Don't ask 'How are you?' Here's how successful people get others to like and trust them: Psychology expert

The worst thing you can ask at the start of any interaction is: "How are you?" You're essentially telling the other person that the interaction will be like every other interaction. They'll most ...
Reader's Digest

The Surprising Way You Should Answer “How Are You?”—And Why It Makes Such a Difference

I recently asked an acquaintance how she was four times in a row. Here's how to avoid getting stuck on this conversational hamster wheel. While checking in at the gym the other day, I chirped, “Hey, ...
Time

How to Respond to 'How Are You?' When You're Not OK

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6 things to say when someone asks ‘How are you?' and you're absolutely not ‘fine'

Unprecedented times are starting to feel like the new normal. What we need to get through these times is social support. But in order to receive it, we have to stop "surface acting," or feeling ...
Yahoo

12 Thoughtful Questions That Go Far Deeper Than "How Are You?"

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Shutterstock. "How are you?" is the lowest-hanging fruit in the tree of caring questions, and it's the one that will ...
CNBC

6 things to say when someone asks 'How are you?' and you're absolutely not 'fine'

Unprecedented times are starting to feel like the new normal. With stocks falling and the threat of a recession looming, many of us are struggling. No one is untouched, whether you're trying to lead a ...