PSA: A talk with my barber made me rethink every 'awkward silence' I've ever had.

Grant Grant · 2026-03-11T12:25:05.252646+00:00

He said, 'A quiet minute just means we're both comfortable, man.' It hit different because I'd been replaying a work call from Tuesday where I panicked and filled a pause with nonsense. Anyone else get stuck analyzing quiet moments after they happen?

wright.jesse6mo ago

My therapist told me the average comfortable pause is about 4 seconds. We're all just bad at judging time when we're nervous.

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kevin2187mo ago

Ever read that thing about how silence in nature isn't really empty?

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tyler_mason297mo ago

Didn't we all think silence was bad until someone showed us it's not?

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