It’s interesting that interacting with some people tends to stimulate your mind, wake you up, and make your productive. Other people act like a fog of torpor which does nothing but deaden your senses.
How much of the reaction is the listener’s problem and how much should you lay on the speaker.
I know some people who will take an hour to answer a simple 30 second question and often still miss the point. Often I can take one of those monologues and, if I wanted to take the time, compare it with what I have already heard several times. If you had it typed out and could delete the duplications you might end up with a couple of incomplete sentences. If you don’t know what I am talking about either you are one of those people, you never listen or you are incredibly blessed.
I also know that sometimes my mind wanders. I go into the conversation with certain expectations and make sure that they are fulfilled.
And it is possible that there are some people that you have a built-in antipathy towards. It may be based on past experiences that need to be overcome. It may be on a deeper level that defies understanding.
Seek out people that challenge you. Seek to be a person who challenges. I find that with my questionable memory it helps to only talk about things that have happened since I last saw the other person. That keeps me from being the one who is a walking looped recording.
homo unius libri
Monday, September 9, 2024
Opus 2024-265: Ear or Mouth?
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