I'm an interupter....
2 weeks ago
I want to become a physiotherapist when I’m older. But my friends have told me that I need to interupt less to do that. I’m gonna start trying!
How to interrupt less; listen more
It made me
Unnatural 
"It made me feel a bit accomplished but it never came naturally"
How I did it: Well, I must admit that I'm not in a 100% with this goal, BUT I'm SO much better at it now, so I can finally put it as done, I don't think I'll get any better hehe :P there are some things in life that you just grew up with and you won't be perfect at avoiding it, this is one of those for me. I still tend to interrupt people and get awkward at pauses, but I think I've gotten a lot better (in my opinion haha).
Lessons & tips: Just stop and listen, it might not come natural at 1st and even feel uncomfortable with it, who knows, maybe, like me, you'll never get used to it but it's all for other people's sakes (and our own sake if we plan on making friends or keeping the ones we already have).
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3 weeks ago
how much i interrupt is directly proportional to how much i’ve had to drink. cut down on drinking is the subgoal of this goal.
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2 months ago
I have become much more conscious of this. I also try to just listen rather than thinking about the next thing I am going to say. I am in school to be a counselor, and these are very important skills I need to be present for my clients.
melissa_hermosa Screw him, I'm FREEEE!!!
:P
5 months ago
I think I have accomplished this with people in general and my family, but I still have to try it out with a boyfriend before checking this as “done”... A boyfriend is always THE test for me. So, we’ll see… haha
I never thought I'd be needing this goal
6 months ago
...but here I am desperately needing it. I find myself interrupting people more and more. That’s only because I’m so interested in them! And I think I know the rest of what they’re going to say when they’ve only said half of it. I’ve got to prove to myself that people aren’t as predictable as I might think and that it’s RUDE to interrupt. And that I’ll learn a lot lot lot more by listening.
I am doing better
11 months ago
I am doing better with this, thanks to my boyfriend Josh. Unlike me Josh doesn’t just ramble on so when he says something I like to listen. He is careful about what he says and how he says it and in turn I try to do the same when I am with him and because of this I notice that I am starting to apply that to other people as well. I am still not where I want to be, not at all, but I feel myself taking a step in the right direction
HELP!
13 months ago
I know in theory that I need to do this and why, etc., but how do you stop yourself if you have been in the habit for so many years. What steps or actions can you specifically take?
melissa_hermosa Screw him, I'm FREEEE!!!
*sighs*
15 months ago
I will put more effort on this, haha, my boyfriend calls me “Radio”, so, how much worse can it get?
I consider myself a motor-mouth, hehe, very hard for me to stop and listen, but hey, it’s NEVER too late to try and change things that can be annoying for other people :-) Cheer me please!!! Hehehe
It takes time & effort
20 months ago
I have started on this one. It is hard because you have to remember to pull yourself up each time you want to interrupt. I feel good about myself when I am successful at it though.
