Recently, I was sitting in a meeting, watching the minutes tick by. I was trying to figure out how to interrupt the continuous flow of voices competing for airtime that made it harder and harder to ...
My husband and I became used to interrupting each other. We decided to make an effort to stop interrupting and to let the other person finish their thought. Since then, we've been arguing a lot less.
Interrupting people may seem impolite, but it's the best way to inject life into a boring conversation. That's one of the points in "Nonviolent Communication," a book that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella ...
In my therapy practice, I often hear couples say, “Don't interrupt me. It’s my turn to talk.” Feeling shamed, the person may back off sheepishly, but are they still listening? I know, I know, ...
We all interrupt and know it’s only sometimes okay. But we may not realize how detrimental it can be: You are more tense, feeling you need to be ready to jump in before even the person finishes. You ...