12 Communication Habits to Ditch in 2026

If you want to give people something to talk about in the New Year, make it your newly enhanced communication skills. Almost every aspect of your life will benefit.

“If there’s one thing we can do to improve our relationships and even our sense of wellness, it’s working on our communication,” says Meredith Harrigan, a professor in the department of communication at the State University of New York at Geneseo. “Yet people tend to think that communication is easier than it is, or that it’s just something we naturally do well...