be a better listener

still trying….....!

a renewed TRYING

i am making a sound effort to listen better and i think it may actually be working. my plan of action so far is just not to bring up relating stories about myself when other people are talking. so far so GOOD!

that goes along the line of “are you actually listening? or are you just waiting for your turn to speak?” or something like that.

i used to be a FANTASTIC listener. i was the friend that people went to when they wanted someone to talk to and i would listen, very well, i might add. with time, and a generally decline of the forced conversations of high school, i have listened less, probably because there are less people to listen too. but now i catch myself talking all about my problems some time and forgetting to ask about other people. as a result, i am going to become a better listener and a better question asker. this is mostly with my friends. anyways, three cheers for ears.