Literally, shut up and listen!
People, people, people. I'm shaking my head at this moment as I start this because it seems that every time I get an epiphany, I start to be more aware of it and then see many examples of it. In this case, it is that most people or terrible, horrible listeners. I mean, they don't even get out of their own head before they roll out of bed (I made a rhyme!). Communication is always 2 ways, no matter what anyone tells you. Verbal or nonverbal, someone is doing the "talking" and the other is doing the "listening" in any scenario. Seriously, think about it. It's not communication if there is nobody or nothing around to perceive your signals. Have you been in a conversation where it just feels like the other party cuts you off, talks over you, and no matter how many attempts you make to clarify your point, you end up feeling unheard? Well, you aren't crazy! You're just living in the society of instant gratification that is available on an individual level to every since person who owns a phone or computer with access to, pretty much anything they want.