Recognizing emotional activation in others, similar to recognizing it in oneself, can prompt a decision to revisit a discussion later when both parties are calmer.

“The same way if you recognize in the other that person who's usually rational is all worked up, recognize that in the other, right? A nd maybe that person doesn't realize that they still want to interact. And you say, let's revisit this. We're both kind of calm, cool and collected, right?”