There's a famous quote by Eleanor Roosevelt that says, "Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." A tad harsh? Perhaps. A wake-up call? Absolutely. It’s a provocative statement that has been turned into thousands of Instagram captions and motivational posters. And yet, it provides a compelling framework for analyzing the quality of our conversations and, by extension, our minds. Let's go a little deeper into the subject, shall we?