Brain Food: The Two Types of Talk
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Brain Food: The Two Types of Talk
discussions are actually three different conversations. There are practical, decision-making conversations that focus on What’s This Really About? There are emotional conversations, which ask How Do We Feel? And there are social conversations that explore Who Are We? We are often moving in and out of all three conversations as a dialogue unfolds. H
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MOST people have a Partus Operandi of one of the following: Big Idea Discourse, Incoherent Riffing, Work, or Listening (two ears one mouth type beat). I’m usually 2 and 3. With the occasional foray into 1 and 4. (Obviously, this axis is thrown out when you’re flirting or trying to flirt...good pussy/dick have you laid up talking about etc. etc.)
What's your Partus Operandi?
Or are they talking about plans and decisions, or evaluating options? Have they brought up politics or finances or choosing a place for next year’s vacation? (“Is Maine or Florida better in June?”) If so, they might be in a more practical logic of costs and benefits mindset, and you’re better off getting analytical yourself.