How To Not Listen

Sides

• 1. ADVICE: "I think you should..."
• 2. ONE UPPING: "That's nothing! Wait till you hear about me..."
• 3. CONSOLING: "It's not your fault..."
• 4. EDUCATING: "This could be a positive experience for you..."
• 5. STORYTELLING: "That reminds of the time I..."
• 6. SHUTTING DOWN: "Oh cheer up! That's not so bad!"
• 7. SYMPATHISING: "You poor thing...!"
• 8. EXPLAINING: "I was only trying to.../You should understand that he or she was..."
• 9. CORRECTING: "That's not what happened!"
• 10. INTERROGATING: "When did this begin? How did this happen? What were you doing there?"