NYT: You’re Not Listening. Here’s Why. “There’s an unconscious tendency to tune out people you feel close to because you think you already know what they are going to say.” (Counterpoint: It’s not unconscious, you’re right about knowing what they’re gonna say, and you’ve got a newsletter to write…)

+ Jeff Bezos Sets Record With $165 Million Beverly Hills Home Purchase. (I never even knew they even kept records of who was the most tone deaf, vulgar, and ostentatious person in LA. Congrats on the record!) In case you were wondering, if you make $60,000 a year, that’s like spending $75 on a house.

+ Rick Moranis to make Honey I Shrunk the Kids reboot after 23-year break.