Trying to listen...

yeah. i think it is called daydreaming, or maybe zoning out the person talking because they are getting on your nerves.

lol I do that all the time. I will look like I'm listening and maybe even nod and say a few hau ha's. But I will be think about something totaly different. It is even worse if I have not interest at all about what the person is saying. I am trying to work on this, but no luck so far.

Rarely. Most of the time I tried listening to what the other person had to say. A person may be a bore but it does not mean there is nothing of value in the words that come out of his/her mouth. Even if the person is talking gibberish, we can still learn more about the person through observations and analysis of the words used, and the mannerism accompanying the words. Another factor which is true in many cases is that if we want people to listen to us we have to learn listening to others, or at least make it appear we are listening. all the best, rosdimy

yeah thats happened to me plenty of times but after i get back to listening i usually can get back to what i heard and still be in the conversation. it depends on the day and the person. if i don't really want to be in the convo i won't.. its found rude if you drift off in a conversation though without control of attention span we can lose out on the reality around us. everyone has zoned out in a conversation they may didn't want to take part in. if you haven't your very much an alien thinker and unlike those of your human counterparts. lol

yes this one happens quiet often especially when u are not paying attention to what the person is saying,its sad that this kind of habit can be very discouraging to the person who is talking to you................................................. i suggest that if u have a problem with concentration that u can practice talking to some one while looking at them eye ball to eye ball with your legs crossed..........this helps in improving your concentration,otherwise people will not want to share pertinent issues with you

I always like to know that when i'm talking that the person is listening to me! Not thta they are smiling, nodding their head, and acting interested. I want them to joinin the coversations and answer the questions that I ask. Don't have many pet peeves but this has to be one of them. With having 2 kids I even get this from them! I will be rambling on and on about something they are doing only to have to repeat myself again after I get their concentration again!!

Yes there are times that i am like that. maybe because I am not interested in what he is saying. Maybe he's talking nonsense that's why I act as if I am listening but the truth is I am not.

I usually try hard to pay attention when someone is talking to me. But yes, I have been guilty of not paying attention to someone talking. Usually this will happen if I have a lot of stressful things on my mind or if someone is bragging a lot about something. I think everyone has done this at least a few times in their lives.