If It Can’t Be Explained In Five Minutes, It’s Probably Not Worth Hearing
I love learning new things. It is a great perk to have someone explain something to you. Something about being right there in the moment, fully engaged. It is gratifying being able to quickly fire out questions and receive answers right back. Getting a free education without having to stare at a screen and play prompt jockey. Okay, AI can be good, I’ve even used it, but it suffers from a lack of integrity. On top of that if you don’t seriously edit what it spits out, everyone will laugh at you behind your back.
What am I getting at here? Get to the point. That’s my point, if you are trying to win the argument the toilet paper should roll under or convince me that Canadian Whisky is palatable, you should be able to sum it up in one maybe two sentences. I don’t want some long drawn-out explanation. For one, I’m going to stop paying attention to you. And that’s a shame, because if you are in my company, that’s an opportunity to prove you are not an idiot. And I will genuinely want to listen to what you have to say.
However, there is a threshold, and once you’ve past it, I’ve now put you on mute and have started drawing my own conclusions about you. Yes, I’ll nod my head, but I won’t be listening. I may even ask some questions to keep you rambling on so I can finish formulating my assessment of you.
Well, in keeping with the theme of this Life Lesson, I’m wrapping it up. Let me know what you think. And if you weren’t able to finish this in under five minutes, you probably enjoy Canadian Whisky.
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