"4 seconds of silence can feel the same as rejection in the brain.
So if someone is being a j#rk to you, after they say something just look at them and count to 4 in your head, most of the time they’ll start backtracking and taking back what they said before you’re done counting."
You are very smart to understand that!
Btw, could I borrow a pen?
And I might have a ... small request later for you.
I like the way you responded to that.