I used to be annoyed with people that repeated themselves often. After I did a few communication courses I realized that people repeated themselves because I ga

I used to be annoyed with people that repeated themselves often. After I did a few communication courses I realized that people repeated themselves because I gave no indication that I had heard and understood them. I was a typical inward looking computer programmer. When people told me something important to them I started responding with things like "that's interesting", "I never thought about it that way" or by asking them a follow up question. The incidences of people repeating themselves to me dropped noticeably. What is Active Listening? https://www.usip.org/public-education-new/what-active-listening https://www.usip.org/public-education-new/what-active-listen... What is Nonviolent Communication? https://www.cnvc.org/learn-nvc/what-is-nvc https://www.cnvc.org/learn-nvc/what-is-nvc What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy? https://www.apa.org/ptsd-guideline/patients-and-families/cognitive-behavioral https://www.apa.org/ptsd-guideline/patients-and-families/cog... CBT is good for understanding how your emotions might be getting in the way, such as jumping to conclusions, "mind reading", etc...