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Like many people, if you tell me to "let that sink in", I will actively refuse to do so, even if your point is valid and important.

There are many psychological reasons for this

New Substack: No, I will not "let that sink in"!

https://theneuroscienceofeverydaylife.substack.com/p/no-i-will-not-let-that-sink-in

#Psychology
People don’t like being told what to do There are many ways to use words to emphasise how important the point your making is. You can say “This is important”. Or “I can’t believe that!” Or “Get a load of this!” Those who appreciate brevity may want to start the statement with straightforward “woah!” There are a lot of options for emphasis, is what I’m getting at. But the difference between all these and “let that sink in”, is that the latter is an instruction. Or a command. Like a Victorian lord snapping his fingers at a downtrodden groundsman. “I say, you there, yokel: comprehend these words and appreciate their value, there’s a good lad”. It’s… grating, you know? Basically, people don’t like being told what to do. And someone saying “let that sink in” is exactly that.

No, I will not "let that sink in"!

People online will regularly cap a supposedly clever point by saying "let that sink in". But thanks to how human brains work, this is often counterproductive. And ****ing annoying!
Dean Burnett (The Neuroscience of Everyday Life)
#psychology
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