I've noticed that certain people are very self-centered (by making this statement, I'm sort of grouping myself in the same category ["I, I, I..."]).  These people tend to concentrate entire conversations on themselves, and even when an attempt is made to change the topic, it still somehow centers around them.  These people aren't fun to talk to, and identifying these people makes me want to steer clear of them in the future.  Sometimes I can be other-centered for a little while.  I occasionally care about other people enough to hear about every minute detail of a specific event in their miserable lives (I'm thinking of a specific example right now; not everyone has miserable lives).  And I'll sit there and listen and ask questions to further the conversation.  It's not a show or a formality; I genuinely care and am interested.  But sometimes I wish I was mean enough to say out loud what I was thinking in my head:  "Hey, the world doesn't revolve around you.  This isn't the biggest problem in the world, and nothing good can possibly come from complaining about it.  Get over yourself and realize that other people, events, and things exist, and that conversations can focus on something other than you."  Instead, I'll write it on my website. #psychology