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Dean Burnett (that brains guy)

Like many people, if you tell me to "let that sink in", I will actively refuse to do so, even if your point is valid and important.

There are many psychological reasons for this

New Substack: No, I will not "let that sink in"!

theneuroscienceofeverydaylife.

People don’t like being told what to do There are many ways to use words to emphasise how important the point your making is. You can say “This is important”. Or “I can’t believe that!” Or “Get a load of this!” Those who appreciate brevity may want to start the statement with straightforward “woah!” There are a lot of options for emphasis, is what I’m getting at. But the difference between all these and “let that sink in”, is that the latter is an instruction. Or a command. Like a Victorian lord snapping his fingers at a downtrodden groundsman. “I say, you there, yokel: comprehend these words and appreciate their value, there’s a good lad”. It’s… grating, you know? Basically, people don’t like being told what to do. And someone saying “let that sink in” is exactly that.
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Leia

@Garwboy Neuroscience with extra snark. This is the good stuff!

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Jos

@Garwboy Videos and articles titled "you're doing it wrong!!!1!".
Perhaps I am, but you don't know that. If this is any indication for the quality of your fact checking, I don't need hear what you have to say!

(Although in reality it's quite hard not to take that bait)

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Dean Burnett (that brains guy)

@goleztrol yes indeed.

Also, if the way I'm 'doing it' yields successful results, then logically it works so I'm doing it 'right'

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George Collins

@Garwboy you are probably aware that musk turned up on his first day at Twitter with a ceramic sink and hung about outside with it? Proof if any more was needed that he's a terminally unfunny arsehole.

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