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 ...
NBC New York

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 ...
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 ...
LoveToKnow on MSN

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

No matter what kind of app you're using to chat, you can pretty much expect that people will ask about how you're doing. The thing is, how you respond to a "How are you?" text can change the entire ...
Time

How to Respond to ‘How Are You?’ When You’re Not OK

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. If you would have seen Nora McInerny at her 35-year-old husband’s funeral, you might have thought she’d ...
Psychology Today

The New Meanings of "How Are You?"

Six feet apart, a neighbor and I asked each other: "How are you?" We always ask, but it is different now. That question springs from 21st-century mouths reflexively, encoded into us since childhood as ...
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 ...