The insight that the interviewer doesn't actually care about the answer to the question is often a surprise to the candidate---or they realize it's obvious once you bring it up but they haven't been telling the story from that perspective.
I think this is because we're used to telling and listening to stories where we do care about the content---seeing stories from a literary point of view, where we're searching for themes and takeaways, often requires an intentional focus.
The insight that the interviewer doesn't actually care about the answer to the question is often a surprise to the candidate---or they realize it's obvious once you bring it up but they haven't been telling the story from that perspective.
I think this is because we're used to telling and listening to stories where we do care about the content---seeing stories from a literary point of view, where we're searching for themes and takeaways, often requires an intentional focus.