This is called parsing - your brain processing the speech sounds into meaning. That feeling of suddenly realizing what was said is your brain needing a little extra time to parse.
This can happen for lots of reasons. One time my sister in law was so grumpy that my brain struggled to parse what she was saying because the tone and words were so mismatched.
Heh. Like a 90s dell computer analysing a string for certain characters.
Still beats C++ parsing speed.
Was your sister in law stuck in a dryer?
Autistic people:
OP has a slow cache, might need to upgrade hardware
Race condition.
This is why I pause after someone says “What?”
Then they look at me puzzled when I don’t repeat it.
It’s fun to say something completely different when they ask what.
I’ve caught people doing this before but I never say anything because I don’t wanna have to explain to them why I can suddenly recall something I didn’t hear
Quick solution: when you don’t understand what someone just said, wait a few seconds before asking what. Often, your brain will fill in the gap given a second to catch up.
Good idea, they always repeat themselves when they see you sitting there with a confused and worried expression.😆
If I have a dollar every time this happens I think I’d be good for groceries
What?
Loading like a 90s dell computer
I got it the first time already 💀
Gotteem
That’s why, if someone responds with what?, I usually wait for a few seconds. It usually resolves the question on its own.
Forgot to press the turbo button again 😹
The turbo button slows it down
Well, yeah, my light switch turns the lights off too.
Yea my brain is like a Kafka system
GET IN THE FUCKIN QUEUE
What?