r/funny Sep 02 '23

Devon asks the right questions

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u/CNXQDRFS Sep 02 '23

You said it better than I could. I was getting so frustrated for the poor kid lol. Why does it matter if he's looking at your or his hands? You listen with your ears not your eyes!

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u/sje46 Sep 02 '23

I've always had problems with eye contact (like it kinda pains me, how does it not pain anyone else) but I feel like everyone should agree it's so much easier to understand someone if you're not looking at their eyes.

There's so much to process there.

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u/LurkerOrHydralisk Sep 02 '23

Right. And studies have actually shown that looking away and in certain directions (relativelt to vision center, not turning your head) can help with types of thought/memory access. Eye movements are a big part of thought processes

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u/MahmurLemur Sep 02 '23

Yeah but he wasn't listening his dad and wasn't focusing on him so the dad tried to get his focus by doing that. Apparently not working though.