One of the skills I want to develop the soonest is the ability to interrupt very talkative people (and feel comfortable doing so) so that I can ensure I can consistently hang out with them
Lots of wonderful people I had to stop seeing because I couldn't level with them like this
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Many of the overtalkers I know are aware of the flaw, and love to have someone around who can gently interrupt them. Approach it with the mindset of learning how to do them that favor.
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there's a bit in rosenburg's Nonviolent Communication about this!
he talks about asking people who are overtalking "is this conversation meeting your needs/wants?" and the answer is usually no
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yes!!!
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1. Interrupting boring conversations to focus on needs
"Are you trapped in an endless conversation? Feel like a wastebasket for someone else's words? They probably have needs they're struggling to express! Try interrupting them to focus on those needs!"
seems great if feasible!
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yesss
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okay hmm i've never tried to articulate any of this in writing before
i think what goes wrong in most unpleasant / unproductive group conversations in practice is that something is happening that most of the group is not bought into but they don't know how to change it
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