Next time you are talking to someone, take notice to how long they wait before answering you. If the person across from you answers immediately, chances are they were putting together their response while you were still talking — hence, they were not listening to you. If they take a few seconds and respond to what you were saying, they took time to digest your thoughts and put together a response to what you said — they listened.

Learning how to listen and then putting together a response that shows the person across from you that you DID listen are important life lessons, lessons that I have had to learn. Everyone deserves to be listened to, so why not value the person across from you and what they have to say?