All I want is to aggressively pay off debt, earn a bit higher paycheck, be more balanced and consistent and reliable, improve my health and take better care of myself, and not almost exclusively dread my job. And some time to socialize. These all seems fairly simple… but i am still struggling to accomplish this. It’s downright nerve wracking and frustrating.
Replace the interrupting behavior with another behavior. Clench your hand, stick out a finger (obviously not in their face or anything), take a breath, make a sound/gesture of agreement if applicable. I used to be an interrupter, now I’m a “nodder,” but at least it gives the appearance that I’m an engaged listener even when I’m not.
Good idea
SAME and thanks PWC1 great advice! I feel like I’m 3 steps ahead mentally a lot of the time (though 20% I’m prob wrong). Learned to bite my tongue, but close colleagues know my cues of it even on vid lol
Yesss I hate that I do this! I was trying some “listening”-oriented meditations and legit listening to pods on how to be a better listener, but unless I’m actively working on that, I fall right back into my interrupting ways! The worst is slow talkers or repetitive speech.... or long, detailed stories.