Knock, knock. Who’s there? Interrupting cow. Interrupting cow…..mooooooooooo.
It is no joke—the epidemic of interruption in everyday conversations is rampant. Kids interrupt adults, adults interrupt each other, and work meetings are shouting matches where the loudest and most persistent commenter wins.
According to VerywellMind.com “chronic interruptions are conversation-killers that disrupt a healthy exchange of information.” In high paced back and forth conversations, interruptions hinder complete thoughts from being communicated.
Coincidentally, it is a conversation that must be had—uninterrupted—where expectations can be set to ensure the pattern of interrupting other speakers can be broken.
Perhaps the endless communicating done via social media—with hundreds of comments posted in chronological order to be read in sequence—has transferred to spoken communication. What works in reading, however, doesn’t transfer to listening. Comments must be presented in a way others’ ears and brain’s processors can follow.
Don’t be an interrupting cow—listen, formulate, and share at appropriate times. Someone else’s comment may be just the thing you need to hear.