Alison Wood Brooks

Of course. In the same way that you do if you're hanging out with your sibling or your very close friend and they do something, there's always a vicarious embarrassment. But this is amplified even more because it's a reflection of you. You're watching yourself do an embarrassing thing as it unfolds live. And you have this normal sibling thing where you're like, stop.

Two things. You're sort of watching a version of yourself interact in the world. So that's a passive version of feedback where you're seeing how the world reacts to this version of you. But then you're also directly talking to each other in the way that very close siblings do. And you feel even more empowered to be sort of brutal to each other, right? Yeah. Ew, gross. Don't do that. Relentless.

Two things. You're sort of watching a version of yourself interact in the world. So that's a passive version of feedback where you're seeing how the world reacts to this version of you. But then you're also directly talking to each other in the way that very close siblings do. And you feel even more empowered to be sort of brutal to each other, right? Yeah. Ew, gross. Don't do that. Relentless.

Two things. You're sort of watching a version of yourself interact in the world. So that's a passive version of feedback where you're seeing how the world reacts to this version of you. But then you're also directly talking to each other in the way that very close siblings do. And you feel even more empowered to be sort of brutal to each other, right? Yeah. Ew, gross. Don't do that. Relentless.

We are still that way. She lives a mile down the road from me. She does. She also has three kids, two boys and a little girl.

We are still that way. She lives a mile down the road from me. She does. She also has three kids, two boys and a little girl.

We are still that way. She lives a mile down the road from me. She does. She also has three kids, two boys and a little girl.

Swear to God.

Swear to God.

Swear to God.

She's not a professor. She's a cool twin. She runs a nonprofit. It's amazing. It's called Prime Coalition.

She's not a professor. She's a cool twin. She runs a nonprofit. It's amazing. It's called Prime Coalition.

She's not a professor. She's a cool twin. She runs a nonprofit. It's amazing. It's called Prime Coalition.

It's like a self-toast.

It's like a self-toast.

It's like a self-toast.

She's super smart. Yeah, she's the dad when you've never seen anyone who looks as pretty as her.

She's super smart. Yeah, she's the dad when you've never seen anyone who looks as pretty as her.

She's super smart. Yeah, she's the dad when you've never seen anyone who looks as pretty as her.

Exactly. It's like a weird self-toast. Yeah. But honestly, I admire her so much. She's done really amazing things.