Being Comfortable with Silence Is a Superpower
The fascinating science of silence and why it’s healthier to embrace it than fight it
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10 min readJul 29, 2021
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I used to think he was ignoring me, or else that he just didn’t hear me, so I would repeat myself.
This “he” is my boyfriend, and almost without fail, any question I ask is met with prolonged silence. Early in our…