. Pay attention to the cues other people are giving you as to what kind of listener you are right now. Do any of these ring true?The space out listener can’t maintain focus on the speaker.
They get distracted easily and are not concentrating on what the speaker is saying.This person can’t help themselves and butts in while the speaker is talking to share something similar that happened to them recently or share another anecdote they think is related.
This is the person who listens to solve your problem and give unsolicited advice. While their intentions may be helpful, they miss the nuance that the speaker is perfectly capable of handling the situation; they just might need to talk it through.Similar to the space out listener, the faker.
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