Published 8:38 am Saturday, September 23, 2023Mary SimmonsIt’s common to use the phrase “How are you?” when we converse with others, but do we care about the response? Do we listen to what the other person says and how they are doing? I once heard “How are you?” are the three most useless phrases in communication. The person asking doesn’t want to know, and the person responding doesn’t tell the truth. This results in a meaningless exchange with no connection.This made me rethink my use of the phrase. I ask it all the time, to people I know and ones I don’t know as a form of greeting. While...…Published 8:38 am Saturday, September 23, 2023Mary SimmonsIt’s common to use the phrase “How are you?” when we converse with others, but do we care about the response? Do we listen to what the other person says and how they are doing? I once heard “How are you?” are the three most useless phrases in communication. The person asking doesn’t want to know, and the person responding doesn’t tell the truth. This results in a meaningless exchange with no connection.This made me rethink my use of the phrase. I ask it all the time, to people I know and ones I don’t know as a form of greeting. While...WW…