have witty intellectual conversations on a daily basis

I think this is a totally worthy goal. Even though there are so many people in NYC I feel like it hard to get past the superficial standard introduction conversations.

Recently I joined a variety of meetup groups in order to meet people in an environment that promotes conversations! We’ll see how it goes.

A simple way I create more intellectual conversations is to be curious. I ask people (even strangers) “What do you love/like/enjoy about your life/work/family/hobby”, then I probe for details “How do you do that?” Why is that so important to you?” I use casual language for asking these questions, so it does not sound contrived. I find that if I am truly interested in the other person, they have a lot to say, that I can learn from.

As a way to bring in the intellectual part…a friend created a card game to help people open to new types and levels of conversation …Conscious Communication. I converted his card set to an online tool for randomly selecting concepts, values and conversation types. I use it to spark new ways of looking at things to have more interesting conversations. I give suggestions on how to use the words. If you use it with a playful attitude, as a game, I think that is where the witty part comes in.

Try asking the next person you have a conversation with “What do you love doing the most?” You may have to ask more than once to show you are really interested. “I mean it…I want to know what you love to do the most?” (the secret is to listen, accept and respect the answer) Have fun!

Try the Conscious Communication word generator

Woot I had a semi intellectual conversation, but it was over texting. I don’t remember it was a while ago but I think it was about go and some history.

Now this is one fantastic goal that I dont want to end doing!
I go to this youth center where I have informal after-dinner conversations with some professionals way older than me… real fun starts when people begin pulling each other’s leg with witticisms and side comments. Years ago I used to leave the living room door all “cut up” with the jokes on me that I found hard to reply to… Lately Ive been matching them point by point, wit for wit, repartee after repartee! Really fun people.

I’m planning on reading like I used to, which probably would help me in this.

i read a lot. probably too much haha. the only problem is my friends are all like hardcore metalheads, and so my “witty intellectual conversations on a daily basis” are mostly one-sided, with one or two of my group of friends understanding my vernacular.

Going well so far, Our conversations have developed into some pretty interesting stuff. We,ve talked about everything from economy, to war, to the lack of human empathy in today’s society.

I’m in school and this is very hard to achive with people my age, Anyhow I am in honors courses and taking ap next year so i do have the occasional witty conversation. Unfortunately they relate to whatever we are learning about. I want to converse about life,or current events in the world, NOT the Russian revolution or the tactics used in world war 2.

Thanks to everyone who takes the time to post and respond, it is a pleasure to chat with you all.

I have had th echildren with me, and we have been visiting people, or had people over the whole time. Saturday night LAST WEEK was the best, I spent some time with one of my closest friends and we spoke until about 3.45am!! Sunday was a night off. Monday I was in Adelaide with mates, Tuesday one of the guys from work came over for a few drinks, Wednesday I opened a few bottles with my boss and his wife, Thursday, some good mates in the Barossa, Friday was another couple of friends, and lst night I worked late, but was at Mollie’s coffee chat for a while after work. Looks like I am out tonight also with a couple of friends, and styaing over, so it will involve some drinks and conversation. It has been good, but I am exhausted.