This is one of the big distractions Bodin-Lerner teaches students to look out for, the urge to tell your own story to match one you’ve just heard. Others include the urge to give advice and the urge to prove you’re smart. There’s also the one where, instead of listening, you’re thinking about what you’re going to say next, and the one where you have this great idea, and if you don’t share it right away, you’ll forget it.
