I often find myself in a situation where someone is monologuing and I'm listening but I'm not very interested and I don't know how to pull out. I wonder if anyo

I often find myself in a situation where someone is monologuing and I'm listening but I'm not very interested and I don't know how to pull out. I wonder if anyone can offer advice. (I haven't finished reading the article yet; if I find an interesting answer from the article, I'll reply to my own post)