Image of a screenshot of Twitter of a screenshot of Facebook.
The Facebook screenshot reads:
Fun fact about me: When I’m having a conversation with you, I will periodically bring up personal experiences from my own life, interspersed withing your own stories that you’re telling me. I’m not doing this to try and make the conversation about me, or to take away from your own experience. Actually, what I’m attempting to do, is to try and show you that I do, in fact, understand what you’re trying to tell me, and that I am giving your story my full attention.
It can really be off-putting to some people, so if I’ve ever done this to you during a conversation, I just wanted to make sure you know that I wasn’t trying to take over your story, I was just doing my best to connect with you in the moment.
The screenshot of Twitter reads:
This. I am fully aware that I do this. And I feel so guilty every time, but this. Understand this.
You forgot mirroring-repeating what they said back to them as if it was your input. “So what you’re saying is…”
Like you’re a movie character taking a phone call, and you have to provide exposition for the audience? That’s pretty funny
If they get really proficient at it, they’ll start talking like Dora the Explorer.
You would think it would be obvious when you’re doing it, but as long as you don’t overuse it you’re good.
60% of the time it works every time.