Listening problem (2)
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Apr 26, 2006
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I think I have a listening problem. I've been noticing lately that my mind wanders during conversations. Just yesterday, I was talking to a guy I work with. I asked him a question about a project, and about two minutes into his explanation, I realized I hadn't heard anything he said. I was off in my own little world, thinking about rainbows and unicorns or whatever it is I normally think about. I had to rely on my "keen intellect" to put together the pieces of his explanation based on what he was currently saying. Then I faked my way through the rest by pretending to know what he was talking about. Life would be a little easier if I actually listened to what people were saying instead of just pretending to listen.
"Not talking" doesn't mean "listening". #psychology
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Comments:
2007-03-08 16:37:57
Hey i have that exact problem. i am writing a report on it right as i speak. I have always had this problem though. I am supposed to figure out a way to change it but come on now, you cant just change it like that. i mean i have been this way for years now. Do you have any suggestions?
2007-03-12 08:15:05
Write down everything you're thinking so it no longer takes up any brain space. Then as the person talks, silently repeat what they're saying in your head so it's almost like you're the one talking. I haven't actually tried this, but it sounds like it would work.
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