The next time you’re beside someone, forget the instinct to browse on your phone. Instead, have some friendly banter, and you’ll be shocked about how much you gained from it — My mom is an expert on making connections. Any chance she’s with or close to another human, she’ll somehow spark up a conversation. And that conversation would be on a wide spectrum. The weather, the stock market. And when we’re traveling, the best restaurants to eat at, any attractions, really…