 you get in that rhythm where you're only focusing on what your next words are going to be, what your next topic is going to be, what was that answer that I had memorized. You're not in the zone. You're not paying attention as much to what the other person is saying, and you're not able to react naturally to what that person has to say or what the question may be in a different form than you're used to hearing it. You're stuck here in that. Really?