Rick Andrews

But there's also something in the tone of voice.

It's like, I kind of need your help or whatever.

So if we're at home, I do need your help me.

I'm not able to go by myself kind of thing.

You actually already have narrowed the frame in a subtle way.

But if you're ignoring all that to get this joke, you actually don't pick up on any of those potential information.

So you lose it.

And if you really think about what you're doing there on a cognitive level, you're kind of thinking, what do I think you think is true about this scene?

And because this is a fictional world, I'm essentially asking myself, how are you seeing the world?

It's kind of like the literal definition of empathy, right?

It's like trying to see the world from someone else's eyes.

And I do think that's kind of why that thing works.

is I have to do this perspective taking in order to not just understand what did you say or do, but what was... Not where are you going with it?

Because there is no... We're not in control of that.

But given all of the clues I have, what do I think you think is happening right now, right?

I did a workshop with a bunch of physicians recently and we ended up having this really interesting conversation about the difference between yeah and yeah.

It's like, okay, does it hurt if I do this?

Yeah.

Does it hurt if I do this?

Yeah.