You probably ask many of the people you interact with every day the same question: “How are you?” Yet this phrase, once a genuine inquiry, has morphed into little more than a reflexive greeting we say ...

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, ...

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 ...