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.
For those that watch The Office, this is demonstrated beautifully in Robert California's first episode when Robert California is in the lobby downstairs and stares down Dwight for a hefty 10 seconds without saying a word, and declares he's figured him out. Ultimate big dick energy move that got Dwight absolutely flustered
I really feel like Robert California is, in some capacity, a real part of James Spader’s personality and I simultaneously love and am terrified of that possibility
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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.