News Summary

• Autobiographical listening is when we listen with a view to respond instead of actively listening to the person we are interacting with.
• Another term that can describe this tendency to steer discussions back to yourself or jump in with your own experience is conversational narcissism.
• “I think we often forget that there is tremendous value in simply listening and making space for someone when they want to share,” Meg Gitlin, a New York City-based psychotherapist, said.
• If we suspend this impulse, we will likely find a shift toward more meaningful and genuine interactions.