Management advice that I learned the hard way – Force yourself to talk less. If you're talking too much, just stop wherever you are or even say something like

Management advice that I learned the hard way – Force yourself to talk less. If you're talking too much, just stop wherever you are or even say something like "hey actually let's hear what you have to say first." Separate solutioning from listening + understanding. Try to listen and understand first, and then consciously separate that from any solutioning topic. It's like writing and reviewing code – you write first, then check things over, and then get a review which is done separately (and in that case, by a completely different person). (another potential tactic – don't try to solution in friendships and relationships at all unless someone asks you to)