Just listen

People are either talkers or listeners, never the both. When you spend most of your time doing one thing, you're not doing the other. Talkers tend to miss the obvious signs, lacking the attention to the small tidbits that might deem useful in the long run. The listener's remain quiet, barely voicing their own opinion without having the chance to speak freely. I admit that I am indeed a talker. Yet I have those moments where I just stop to listen. Perhaps its my brain telling myself to pay attention for once, giving myself a chance to listen, not hear. And in that I find things about people that I haven't noticed before. People love to talk, especially about themselves.

"Everyone is just waiting for their turn to talk. It is only when death is upon you that they truly listen to what you have to say."
-Fight Club