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TIME AS EMOTION: WHY A FIVE-MINUTE WAIT FEELS DIFFERENT WITH FRIENDS

HOW PEOPLE SHRINK THEMSELVES IN ELEVATORS AND SHARED SUMO VANS

THE WAY WE CARRY OURSELVES ON THE WAY BACK HOME: FROM PUBLIC POSTURE TO PRIVATE SELF

HOW PEOPLE AVOID EYE CONTACT TO AVOID RESPONSIBILITYHOW PEOPLE AVOID EYE CONTACT TO AVOID RESPONSIBILITY

PUBLIC TRANSPORT PERSONAS: WHO WE BECOME INSIDE A MICROBUS

BORROWED ACCENTS: HOW WE SPEAK DIFFERENTLY AROUND CERTAIN PEOPLE

WHEN THE PHONE VOICE BECOMES SOFTER THAN OUR REAL ONE

WHY WE TAKE OUT HEADPHONES EVEN WHEN WE’RE NOT LISTENING TO ANYTHING

THE SMILE WE FORCE WHEN WE DON’T UNDERSTAND

WHY WE NEVER COMPLAIN AT HOME BUT RANT TO STRANGERS

THE DANCE AROUND THE LAST PIECE OF FOOD: HOSPITALITY, GUILT, AND SILENT NEGOTIATION

WHEN 'IT’S OKAY' MEANS 'IT’S NOT OKAY': THE CULTURE OF AVOIDING CONFRONTATION

DO WE GREET PEOPLE OUT OF KINDNESS OR OBLIGATION?

CHAIRS WITH ARMS VS. WITHOUT: WHO SITS WHERE, AND WHAT IT MEANS

HOW WE FILL SILENCE WHILE WAITING FOR TEA TO ARRIVE

THE MORNING RUSH AND THE EVENING DRIFT: HOW DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE DAY REFLECT DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF US

RUSH HOUR VS. REST HOUR: WHAT TIME REVEALS ABOUT US

DO INSTAGRAM STORIES SPEAK MORE THAN REAL CONVERSATIONS?

THE ROLE OF THE DOORWAY: WHO LINGERS AND WHY?

WAITING WITHOUT LOOKING IMPATIENT: THE PERFORMANCE OF PATIENCE

THE MOMENT JUST AFTER SOMEONE LEAVES: THE STRANGE QUIET OF ABSENCE

THE CULTURE OF OVER-APOLOGIZING: ARE WE TOO AFRAID TO TAKE SPACE?

WHY DO WE KEEP EMPTY BOTTLES IN OUR BAGS?