I think that at times, everyone has selective attention. I
know that when I am listening to people talk and when they tell the same story
that I heard them say before, I tend to let it go in one ear and out the other.
I try to be nice about it and not interrupt them, or tell them they already
told me that, but I just sit there and “pretend” to listen. I think I do this
because I don’t want to be rude to them, or cut them off while they are
talking. One way to overcome it would be to maybe politely mention something that’s
going to happen next in their story to give them a sense that they already told
it. Also if I’m not interested in a topic then I tend to get distracted and
have selective attention. Everyone at one point in their life has had selective
attention. For my dad, I can tell when he is paying attention or not. Its fun
to call him out, or ask him for things since I know he will say yes, but not
really know what he is agreeing to.
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