Meta-moves may look off-topic from the object level
Halfway through a double-crux about efficient markets, my interlocutor asks how I’m feeling.
I’m deciding where to go for lunch and my friend asks me if I’m ready for the presentation in the afternoon.
I’m planning my road-trip route on Waze and my partner asks what time we plan on leaving.
Imagine if every time someone mentions something you consider irrelevant or off-topic, instead of dismissing it—you view it as a meta-move and considered their meta-frame on your thinking.
Meta-moves may look off-topic from the object level
Halfway through a double-crux about efficient markets, my interlocutor asks how I’m feeling.
I’m deciding where to go for lunch and my friend asks me if I’m ready for the presentation in the afternoon.
I’m planning my road-trip route on Waze and my partner asks what time we plan on leaving.
Imagine if every time someone mentions something you consider irrelevant or off-topic, instead of dismissing it—you view it as a meta-move and considered their meta-frame on your thinking.