To absorb someone else's pitch, you need to be able to fill in the blanks.

  • To absorb someone else's pitch, you need to be able to fill in the blanks.
    • The more relevant background knowledge you have the more likely you have an approximate idea that fits.
    • The more that your default understanding doesn't match what they're trying to tell you, the more they have to communicate.
      • A larger diff that you need to absorb to get it.
    • As the message gets larger, the likelihood you trip over something you disagree with, or just lose interest, goes up.

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