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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•10 months agoCoworker/friend/loved one: “So why is XYZ happening?” Brain: Aww yiss. I will anticipate all possible questions and forks in the conversation, say it all, thus saving everyone time. Brain: Wait. Remember how you’ve been trying to keep it brief? Try that now. Me: “Well, it was 8:30am after all.” Coworker/friend/loved one: “Er … I’m sorry what now?” Brain: They took the bait. THIS IS YOUR TIME TO SHINE Me, 5 mins later: “… yeah so anyway, what was the question again?”
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-29 months agoMy goodness, it’s like you’re in my head! I could’ve written this exact comment word for word! I feel so seen and understood :)
Coworker/friend/loved one: “So why is XYZ happening?”
Brain: Aww yiss. I will anticipate all possible questions and forks in the conversation, say it all, thus saving everyone time.
Brain: Wait. Remember how you’ve been trying to keep it brief? Try that now.
Me: “Well, it was 8:30am after all.”
Coworker/friend/loved one: “Er … I’m sorry what now?”
Brain: They took the bait. THIS IS YOUR TIME TO SHINE
Me, 5 mins later: “… yeah so anyway, what was the question again?”
My goodness, it’s like you’re in my head! I could’ve written this exact comment word for word! I feel so seen and understood :)