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A half conversation is a lot more disruptive because your brain try to fill in the gap of information.
by mezyt 8mo ago
A half conversation is a lot more disruptive because your brain try to fill in the gap of information.
- cortesoft 8mo agoThis comment chain is talking about people using speakerphone, though, meaning they hear both sides of the conversation
- jomohke 8mo agoIn theory yes, but in practice they usually have the speaker up far higher than they are speaking themselves so we do only hear one side clearly. I think the high distractability is a trifecta of volume, non-naturallness of the sound (compression etc: feeling out of place in the space) and this point.