Adam Grant on Twitter: "Good news for introverts, autistic individuals, and everyone on Zoom: Great conversations don't involve constant eye contact. In engaging discussions, people shift in and out of sync. Locking eyes leads to shared understanding. Looking away enables independent thought.… https://t.co/7zwctZclsd"

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Good news for introverts, autistic individuals, and everyone on Zoom: Great conversations don't involve constant eye contact. In engaging discussions, people shift in and out of sync. Locking eyes leads to shared understanding. Looking away enables independent thought.pic.twitter.com/gW0XJC4Y6q

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1. Sujatha Ramanathan‏ @IndivasSujatha 14 Oct 2021
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  Let us not place roadblocks by introducing labels. I may not have eye contact with you but can still be a diligently listener. As long as an individual is interested, engaged and participatory (if needed), it should be fine. Thanks Adam.
  
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1. Mike Inouye‏ @minouye271 14 Oct 2021
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  Referencehttps://www.pnas.org/content/118/37/e2106645118 …
  
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1. Tatiana Arthur‏ @TArthur114 14 Oct 2021
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  Awesome- now to re-educate recruiters to not rely on such an archaic assessment rule of thumb
  
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1. Henrik Eriksen‏ @TfThinking 14 Oct 2021
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  This concurs with my experience! Thanks for sharing
  
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1. Fran Hernández ‏ @franciscohm 14 Oct 2021
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1. Lynn Barat‏ @sbbmuud 14 Oct 2021
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  How did these people work and have child care before Covid?
  
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1. Dallin Cooper‏ @dallinfcooper 14 Oct 2021
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  Let's be honest, maintaining consistent eye contact with anyone through an entire conversation would be crazy awkward. 50%-70% is quite a bit. 100% becomes downright unsettling.
  
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1. Andy Rowell‏ @AndyRowell 14 Oct 2021
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  Yes. Edgar Schein also recommends dialogue without eye contact. Edgar H. Schein, Organizational Culture and Leadership, 5th ed. (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2017), 112.pic.twitter.com/0EFkegXQWq
  
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