“So if someone starts to make wisecracks, assume they are bored or don’t get it?” “Right. What should you do in that case?” Usually he got annoyed and probably condescending, but he could see why that wasn’t the right trail to go down. “Uh, maybe explain things better?” “That’s an option, but what does that even mean? How will you know? There’s a lot of gray area there. I’d suggest that if you can tell someone or more than one person is getting bored, crack a joke or tell a funny anecdote and then just move on.” “But what if I’m not done explaining?” “Then paraphrase the shit out of it and
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