Look closer at what you do

Your actions reveal what you truly value. They also tell you more about the impact you’re having on others.

I took this one a long time ago while avoiding a boat excursion. I thought the ripples from the duck’s action tied into this piece well.

“When you do that, it’s really irritating to the person you’re talking to,” she said over the click-clack sound of the turn signal. 

I crossed my arms in the passenger seat. Yeah, yeah. I thought, looking out the window. It’s not a big deal. 

My mother was trying to impart the sage advice that interrupting people — even if it comes from a place of enthusiasm for the topic — doesn’t bode well for your reputation or relationships. As a know-it-all teenager, I tuned her out. 

Until I was confronted by an award-winning interrupter whilst attending a banquet dinner. 

I sat at a round table large enough that most people took to conversing with those closest to them.

Not this individual. 

He not only cut in on those sitting next to him, but when their conversation didn’t provide sufficient openings, he’d insert himself into conversations on the other side of the t…