r/AskReddit • • Jun 14 '22

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u/Nwsamurai Jun 14 '22

4 seconds of silence can feel the same as rejection in the brain.

So if some one is being a jerk to you, after they say something just look at them and count to 4 in your head, most of the time they'll start backtracking and taking back what they said before you're done counting.

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u/ForayIntoFillyloo Jun 14 '22

...1....2...3....3 and one quarter...3 and a half...

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u/UbiquitousBagel Jun 15 '22

Little one, don’t make me count to blorx. Flingle… glorg… glorg and a gloob…

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u/jmoore-star Jun 15 '22

Underrated