The type of Nonlistening that I do most frequently is Selective listening I try to pay attention to what people say. However I find my self zoning out cause I usually have a lot to do everyday. When someone is talking to me I start thinking of what i have to do after or what i should be doing. I tend to only pay attention when they say something is important, or if it’s something I will need to do later or something that will benefit me later. This is bad and rude. This is habit I need to work on I should be listening to what someone says fully and not just the parts that I think are important. I tend to do this a lot at school and at work. My boss and co workers like to talk a lot but it seems like they do it when I’m really busy. When they do this I’m not giving them my full attention. I need to fix this just in case one day my boss or teacher says something important and I miss it! I plan to fix this by staying focused on what I am doing at the time and not what i need to do or will do later.
Hi Nessa,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your post. I completely understand when it comes to selective listening. I think I partake in this type of nonlistening however I have noticed that happens often whenever I am at a Starbucks or restaurant for example and I see a couple and I can hear them talking, I can tell that the boyfriend/husband/friend is listening to whoever the female is to him however he mainly pays attention to the most important things she is saying such as if she asks a question he responds, however other than that, it looks like they tend to zone out. I have noticed my dad and brother tend to so that to me as well when we are in a conversation and when I am talking, they tend to zone out and think of other things, and I notice they do because they just say "oh okay, that’s cool." They don't really have much of a response. I guess I can't blame them since I love to talk however I can tell when someone is drifting away from a conversation and I know that is when I need to stop talking. I like how you mentioned this happens to you at work and it happens to the best of us. It is hard to stay focused in the present sometimes however the best way to go about that in a conversation is to look at it, if someone is trying to tell you something important and you miss out, you'll feel bad later, so might as well listen to what they have to say, and maybe you can gain something from it.
Great post overall!
-little miss daisy