Somatic brain · Physical Discomfort & Depletion as Leverage
Breath & Pace Entrainment
People do synchronise pace and rhythm with a partner, but the claim that fast speech covertly hyperventilates a counterpart into panic has no evidence; what a fast pace does do is compress your thinking time.
An everyday example
A rapid-fire presenter who moves to the ask before you have processed the numbers.
What it can cost you
Answering at their tempo instead of yours.
Warning signs
- I answered faster than I understood.
- I matched their energy without meaning to.
One thing to do
Set your own pace out loud: 'Give me a moment,' then pause as long as you need.
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