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I think as long as the flow is positive (you're not being shut down), it can help to shift perspective and see it alternatively that your conversational partner
by CharlieDigital 2y ago
I think as long as the flow is positive (you're not being shut down), it can help to shift perspective and see it alternatively that your conversational partner is highly engaged in the discussion.
- JohnFen 2y agoI do see it that way. It's not a matter of perspective, it's just that interacting in that way requires me to split my attention between what we're talking about and the protocol we're using to talk with. That modality is not one that I encounter often, so it's a little like trying to speak with someone using a language I'm not fluent in. I have to pay attention to the language itself as much as what we're using the language to convey. That's why I find it exhausting. Unless the conversation is really critical to have, I'm more likely to disengage with it to a degree and just let the other do all the talking. Which is not always a bad thing.
- Bluestein 2y ago> Which is not always a bad thing. Not at all. Actually, a learned skill rather.-
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