I’m very perceptive, and I lock down every piece of information that enters my mind, because my memory is like a bank vault—I remember full conversations verbatim.
If I’ve ever had more than a 30 second conversation with you, I know (on average) how often you blink.
If I’ve ever shaken your hand, I know what your resting heart rate is (remember how I give those “double-hand” handshakes with one hand actually shaking your hand and the other hand cupping the back of your hand? I’m not being chummy—I’m actually feeling your pulse to assess your heart rate).
Yeah, this information stays with me. Once it’s in there, it’s in there. It’s locked in, baby. Game over.
If you’ve ever enjoyed (I believe “enjoyed” is the correct verb to use here) multiple conversations with me, or even a just a single conversation with me of particularly greater length, I remember everything we spoke about. In fact, I can probably write out a dialogue of exactly what we discussed without missing a word.
It’s a gift—and how do I use it?
I use it to scrutinize various aspects of your behavior (how long you pause between phrases, where your eye contact goes, etc.) from our real-life conversations to make my screenplay dialogue more realistic. That’s right—I’m profiting off of your speech patterns.
If I preferred, I could work in the medical field as a doctor or pharmacist—any patient would be lucky to have me behind the wheel, because I wouldn’t forget any details specific to their situation.
I could work as a federal agent, interrogating criminals to scour for inconsistencies in their alibis.
But no—instead, I use my gift to write “more realistic” sketches about 2 fictional characters named “Dingus” and “Shmuck” inventing the first keyring.
What a life.
Until next time,
Michael J. Erickson, CEO & Co-Founder
