The IA of Introspection

The IA of IntrospectionRobin Weis

IA

introspection

introspection + IA = rainbow

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“I don’t have anything to share”

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data

apologies

context

“sorry” “sry”

sorry

availability behavior communication joke sympathy personality unclear

Availability: 34%

availability

A: "sorry i was gone so long"R: "sorry/ phone died/ at mom's now"

Behavior: 27%

availability

behavior

A: "sorry if i'm putting you on the spot"R: "sorry I am not being very helpful"

Communication: 12%

availability

behaviorcommu-nication

A: "sorry about the misunderstanding"R: "got confused about timezones, sorry"

Sympathy: 12% A: "sorry to hear about your grandmother"R: "I'm sorry you've been feeling sicky lately"

availability

behaviorcommu-nication

sympathy

Joke: 7% A: "SORRY TO TEAR DOWN YOUR SPECIALNESS HYPOTHESIS“R: "SORRY EVERYONE ELSE [BUT ME] IS LAME"

availability

behaviorcommu-nication

sympathy

joke

Personality: 6% A: “ack, sorry about that. I’m SO awkward on the phone”R: "sorry for bein weird!"

availability

behaviorcommu-nication

sympathy

joke

personality

Unclear: 2%

availability

behaviorcommu-nication

sympathy

joke

personalityunclear

sorry

availability

busy

distracted

leaving mid-conversation

disappearing without notice

sleep

tech problems

behavior

invoking negative feelings

inconvenience

distraction

interruption

overdoing it

Inadequacy

communication

being unclear

causing a miscommunication

correcting another’s mistake

being vague

failing to understand

joke

srynotsry

silly

hint of truth

sarcastic

at your expense

sympathy

situation

feelings

bad news

past

personality

how I am

how I feel

not up for it

disagreement

unclear

interpret with care

1. I was right

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Adam58% Robin

42%

2. Adam apologized a lot for availability and behavior

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3. Adam had better conversational manners

disappearing without notice

distracted leaving mid-convo busy sleep tech problems0

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Availability

Adam Robin

4. Adam was more apologetic for interrupting and/or distracting me

invoking negative feel-ings

overdoing it inconvenience distraction interruption inadequacy0

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Behavior

Adam Robin

5. I apologized for being unclear; Adam apologized for correcting my mistakes

being unclear causing a miscommunication correction being vague failing to understand0

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Communication

Adam Robin

6. Adam apologized for accidents; I apologized for intentions

being unclear causing a miscommunication correction being vague failing to understand0

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Communication

Adam Robin

7. I worried that my feelings were inconvenient

how I am not up for it how I feel disagreement0

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Personality

Adam Robin

8. Chemistry sparked conscientiousness for Adam

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Adam’s apologies over time

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9. Friendship sparks conscientiousness for me

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Robin’s apologies over time

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10. I tread carefully

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Robin’s apologies over time

availability behavior communication life joke bein' me

11. Familiarity desensitized

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Apologies over time

Adam Robin

12. I like capslock

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Adam33%

Robin55%

Joke

PROPORTION OF JOKE APOLOGIES IN ALL CAPS

sorry

availability

busy

distracted

leaving mid-conversation

disappearing without notice

sleep

tech problems

behavior

invoking negative feelings

inconvenience

distraction

interruption

overdoing it

Inadequacy

communication

being unclear

causing a miscommunication

correcting another’s mistake

being vague

failing to understand

joke

srynotsry

silly

hint of truth

sarcastic

at your expense

sympathy

situation

feelings

bad news

past

personality

how I am

how I feel

not up for it

disagreement

unclear

My apologies

disappearin

g from co

nvo

being distracte

d

invokin

g negative fe

elings

being unclear

overdoing it

situation

feelings

sleep

inadequacy

sry not s

ry

leaving m

id-convo busy

tech problems

inconve

nience

miscommunica

tion

being vague

how I am

corre

ction

silly

hint of tr

uth

how I feel

sarcasti

c

not up fo

r it

distracti

on

bad newspast

at your e

xpense

interruption

failing to

understand

disagreement

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