My inability to read minds is sometimes a real handicap in the business world.

Oh, it's not just business, I promise you. Reading minds would be damned useful ...

Well, in actuality, reading minds would be ghastly. But in a work context, it could save a lot of trouble.

On the other hand, I have little tolerance for people who desperately want precisely what they want but who draw the line at making sure they explain what they want well enough to get it, if that makes any sense.

I'm not sure I want to visit the inside of such a mind.