→ People respond instead of think.
When someone shares their first thoughts, we frame what we say next based on a response to that.
→ We run with tangents.
One person’s opinion can easily send us off into a tangent or in a certain direction.
→ Some people don’t speak at all.
Introverts don't speak, and extroverts don’t stop thinking out loud.
→ Our Fast Thoughts Stop Us From Listening.
Our pace of inner speech at 4000 words/minute prevents us from listening, formulating a response first.
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