Dr. Alison Wood Brooks
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What would be in your dream breakfast?
Um, it depends on the day.
Amazing.
So you like variety.
Where do you think that like need for variety comes from every day?
What
would you be happy having the same thing every day?
Exactly.
Exactly.
And you know, we both know, we have this common knowledge that I'm doing this very extreme thing.
I'm asking a follow-up question every time I talked just then.
Yes.
That sounds so extreme.
That sounds like a lot of questions.
And it also, some of my students are like, isn't this manipulative?
If you know that that's what you're going to do, doesn't that undermine our authenticity?
Is the other person going to actually feel like you want to learn about their breakfast?
And I'm like, guys, even if you know that's what you're doing, I still really care.
I really want to hear about your breakfast and your habits and what you like.
It's just a nudge to do it a little bit better.