I always overthink what to say next in conversations. How…
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I always overthink what to say next in conversations. How do I stop doing that i?
I've realized that during a lot of conversations, I'm not actually listening as much as I think I am
part of my attention is on the other person, but another part is busy trying to come up with the right thing to say next. By the time they've finished talking, I've already mentally rewritten my response three times
the weird thing is that the conversations where I feel most connected are usually the ones where I wasn't planning my next sentence at all
It makes me wonder if overthinking conversations is really about communication, or if it's more about worrying how I'm being perceived
for people who used to do this a lot, what helped?
did you learn to stay more present, or is there some mindset shift that made conversations feel more natural?
what's something you stopped worrying about that instantly made conversations easier?
#relationships
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I've realized that during a lot of conversations, I'm not actually listening as much as I think I am
part of my attention is on the other person, but another part is busy trying to come up with the right thing to say next. By the time they've finished talking, I've already mentally rewritten my response three times
the weird thing is that the conversations where I feel most connected are usually the ones where I wasn't planning my next sentence at all
It makes me wonder if overthinking conversations is really about communication, or if it's more about worrying how I'm being perceived
for people who used to do this a lot, what helped?
did you learn to stay more present, or is there some mindset shift that made conversations feel more natural?
what's something you stopped worrying about that instantly made conversations easier?
#relationships
source
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