People Be Doing...

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One of the worst sets of people to ever find yourself in a conversation with are those who only know how to talk, but never really know how to listen. These are people who can speak for hours on end and won’t even bother to put a cap on it, but then, when it comes to actually listening to others and considering their opinions, they either become deaf or unable to stay still.

These guys are legit the worst because they’ll do anything at all to prevent you from speaking. They’ll speak over you, purposely raising their voices so that it’ll seem like a shouting contest, and because you don’t want that, you simply keep quiet and cede the floor to them. They’re usually assertive, but in all the wrong ways. Bulldozing themselves into conversations that they have little to no knowledge of.

But then, many times, I can’t help but wonder, do these guys simply do this because they enjoy hearing the sound of their voices? Most of the time, they rarely have anything of worth to say. They’re usually spouting off things that have nothing to do with the matter on the ground. If there’s a problem, they’ll only be interested in complaining and whining about it, they’ll be more focused on pointing fingers and laying blame. But solutions? That won’t come from them.

And then, even if they do come up with a solution, choosing not to go with theirs would be as good as stabbing them in the back. As in, I’ve never really understood how people keep getting this main character energy, feeling that just because they came up with an idea, then everyone is obligated to follow through with it. It doesn’t matter at all if the idea in no way serves the purpose that everyone is looking for.

Well, every once in a while, we come across such people, and it’s always advisable to clear them right from the start. The second you notice that devilish habit of cutting people off, or speaking over them just so they’d keep talking, you tell them your mind at once. This is because if you don’t, it would only get worse. You could give them an hour to talk, and you’ll listen patiently to everything they have to say. But then, with your ten minutes of speech, they’d still cut you off!

There’s no two ways about this; they’re simply the worst! I came across such a person today during a meeting, it was just so irritating. Bro kept interrupting everyone, and the things he was saying served no purpose in the meeting. He was only reacting to things everyone else was saying, but not even saying anything remotely meaningful. He’d be like; “Sorry for cutting you off, just a minute, please.” And then, he’d go on to speak for minutes!!! About nothing!!!

At one point, we threatened to kick him out of the meeting if he kept interrupting everyone. And even at that, we could see that it was difficult for him to keep himself in check. That was a choice we had to make because he was drawing us back, delaying progress, and all for nothing.

So yeah, I know that such a person can’t be my friend. Because if you keep interrupting me like that, it would only be a matter of time before a certain elbow interrupts a certain jaw. Maybe then, he’d learn the value of shutting the hell up!

Well, we meet new kinds of people every day! It’s all good!

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_{Thank you for reading. Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below, I would love to know what you’re thinking. Till we meet in the next post.}

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_{N.B: All images used in this post are mine. The thumbnail was designed using Canva.}

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