How can I be less self-absorbed?

Question

I try to listen to others when they speak, but I find it difficult to care about what they are saying.

Answer 1

You sound just FINE to me! Most people just talk a lot of crap & could care less about what others say. If this worries you, always try ASKING them a question that forces them to HAVE to think. If they just babble-on, walk away...no one ever said you had to be the one to listen to other people . I prefer the truth with people who like to talk. If they say "How are you?" If I don't feel good, I tell them "Oh, I have a headache & heartburn from lunch!" These people HATE the truth & expect the world to "make-nice" when they are spoken to. I really don't think you are self-absorbed & whoever told you that is probably a MANIPULATOR or an Obsessive-Compulsive type of person!

Answer 2

You might actually have an attention deficit problem. There are some chemical solutions. Alternatively, you could try corporal mortification (literally causing yourself pain) to help liberate you from your fleshly pride.

Answer 3

yikes, YIKES

MY GRANDMOTHER USED TO SAY TO ME

"GOD GAVE YOU TWO EARS, TO LISTEN, AND ONE MOUTH TO SPEAK"
so it MUST BE MORE IMPORTAND TO LISTEN,

OTHERWISE, YOU WOULD HAVE TWO MOUTHS AND ONE EAR.

AND BORING PEOPLE , (and some ignorant ones) USUALLY TALK, AND LISTEN ONLY TO THEMSELVES, THINK ABOUT THE MOST IMPRESSIVE, INTELLIGENT, SUCESSFUL PERSON YOU KNOW, I BET THEY ASK QUESTIONS , AND LISTEN, AND DO NOT JUST TALK ABOUT THEMSELVES,
AND THEY SEEM GENUINELY INTERESTED IN TOPICS THAT THEY ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH, AND THEY HAVE A LOT TO SHARE,,

Answer 4

Go live in a box.