Why Do People Interrupt You?

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This video dives into why we interrupt. Some reasons why are more straightforward: perhaps you blurt something out, perhaps people are jerks, but some new research tries to identify the bits of the brain that are responsible for you keeping time in a conversation. The research involves an obscure species of ultrasonic singing mice. Naturally.
This episode was written by Bahar Gholipour and Vanessa Hill.
Thanks to Michael Long for his time being interviewed for this video. For more, his lab at NYU: longlab.med.nyu.edu/
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Okobi, D. E., Banerjee, A., Matheson, A. M., Phelps, S. M., & Long, M. A. (2019). Motor cortical control of vocal interaction in neotropical singing mice. Science, 363(6430), 983-988. science.sciencemag.org/conten...
Farley, S. D. (2008). Attaining status at the expense of likeability: pilfering power through conversational interruption. Journal of nonverbal behavior, 32(4), 241-260.
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Goodwin, C. (Ed.). (2003). Conversation and brain damage. Oxford University Press. books.google.com/books?id=jeA...

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  • @braincraft
    @braincraft5 жыл бұрын

    Pardon the interruption

  • @user-cl3gz9ey1w

    @user-cl3gz9ey1w

    5 жыл бұрын

    No Ad interrupt this Thank you

  • @MK-je7kz

    @MK-je7kz

    5 жыл бұрын

    No worries.

  • @asafjamal2695

    @asafjamal2695

    5 жыл бұрын

    You are right

  • @dmrc43

    @dmrc43

    5 жыл бұрын

    Oh you.😅

  • @lakrids-pibe

    @lakrids-pibe

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'm getting angry just thinking about interruptions. But I've done it myself when I thought there was a pause, but I missed it by half a moment.

  • @chavamara
    @chavamara5 жыл бұрын

    My frustration is that whenever I want to say something in a conversation, I wait for the other person to pause long enough to see if they're finished speaking, but when I go to speak, they either start up again or someone else starts talking!

  • @louiseclarke8948

    @louiseclarke8948

    4 жыл бұрын

    chavamara yeah then I stop talking again and it looks like I just like to interrupt ppl

  • @rachaelstanley7986

    @rachaelstanley7986

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me too.

  • @MrsSanch-xj4px

    @MrsSanch-xj4px

    3 жыл бұрын

    Those people are just pricks

  • @PriyaCreationsFun

    @PriyaCreationsFun

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same here 😥

  • @davewalker3873

    @davewalker3873

    2 жыл бұрын

    I congratulate you on having manners.

  • @RJ-dz1hu
    @RJ-dz1hu5 жыл бұрын

    I think a lot of the time people are just plane rude and they don't respect you - I hate it when people interrupt you such bad manners. Thanks for the video

  • @kcov6170

    @kcov6170

    20 күн бұрын

    Yes they seem to be narcissists. And, unfortunately, it seems that in today's age every individual thinks they are the best of the best, the most attractive, the strongest, the smartest, and all this is the result of a b******* self-esteem movement that started about 20 years ago, lol. For an example: I practice MMA and boxing and when it comes up in conversation the other person is always telling me how awesome they are and how they know everything about boxing and MMA. And never ever ask me for advice even if I'm the only one who has trained it for years and years. So, of course, it's hard to get a word in inchwise when everybody else thinks that they are experts on everything, lol

  • @Dixavd
    @Dixavd5 жыл бұрын

    1/5th a second to feel natural?! No wonder I feel so awkward in conver- POLITE SINGING MICE! How adorable 💖

  • @abdja9257

    @abdja9257

    5 жыл бұрын

    how is your comment 12 hours ago ???? and the video is 10 min ago

  • @Dixavd

    @Dixavd

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@abdja9257 As RAF said, support Braincraft on Patreon where she links the videos slightly early on private then turns public later. I just happened to be checking my emails when she posted which is why it's especially early.

  • @abdja9257

    @abdja9257

    5 жыл бұрын

    I wish I could contrupet to this channel But I really can't afford it

  • @ALZulas
    @ALZulas5 жыл бұрын

    Some of us interrupt because our memories no longer work, and if we don't interrupt long winded talkers, we will forget anything we have to say and never speak at all.

  • @NabekenProG87

    @NabekenProG87

    5 жыл бұрын

    Interrupting in fear of beeing left out of the conversation. I have the same problem and sometimes it helps to accept that your opinion will not be heard.

  • @Lightning_Lance

    @Lightning_Lance

    5 жыл бұрын

    As a long-winded speaker, whenever that happens to me I probably haven't even gotten to my point yet, so whatever you have to say is going to be seen as off-topic. Or I was going to say the same thing. (at least that's my experience) I do get your side of it though. I forget plenty of things I wanted to say because I never get a word in.

  • @AnimeReference

    @AnimeReference

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Lightning_Lance I do interrupt long winded talkers to guess their final point because the setup bores me and assumes I couldn't understand the 3 word version of the story. Half the time that person gets offended, goes on a rant and then starts again from the beginning. Which I will definitely interrupt because I have already responded to this point and the likelihood that the person is wasting my time on purpose is way higher.

  • @bradleyhjellming7631

    @bradleyhjellming7631

    5 жыл бұрын

    Agree

  • @goddessoflove4ever

    @goddessoflove4ever

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@AnimeReference Yeah, that's rude. You're just saying that you're impatient.

  • @Mu51kM4n
    @Mu51kM4n5 жыл бұрын

    I was taught to never interrupt and always wait for someone to finish before speaking. Combine that with me being slow to think and formulate thoughts and sentences, plus slow reaction time socially, and being able to speak when I'm in a group setting is almost impossible. If I really want to say something, I get frustrated because I don't want to interrupt or accidentally cut someone off. I wait for them to completely finish, but by the time my brain realizes that they are done, someone else has already begun speaking. Most of the time I just don't care and keep all my thoughts to myself, because let's be honest, half the time I make a fool out of myself anyway. :) for some reason I'm significantly better at expressing my thoughts through writing than speaking. I can write coherently, but when I speak I often sound like a fool.

  • @mariep.3488

    @mariep.3488

    3 жыл бұрын

    Are you my long lost twin?????!!! Everything you said matches me to the T! This is literally my life story. I understand your frustration.

  • @karinamariapiotrowska5505

    @karinamariapiotrowska5505

    2 жыл бұрын

    Me too!?

  • @misbahailia3345

    @misbahailia3345

    Жыл бұрын

    Finally, someone who feels like me lol

  • @fesalatijannati5677

    @fesalatijannati5677

    Жыл бұрын

    Me too 😪 it's such a damper on the self confidence..

  • @pathfinder_official1526

    @pathfinder_official1526

    Жыл бұрын

    Feel u, that’s why I’m a one man band

  • @angiebaby8870
    @angiebaby88705 жыл бұрын

    sometimes you have to interrupt people who don't give you a chance to respond and just continue talking over you when you try to get in the conversation you're supposed to be a part of. idk if it's just me, it might be... lol

  • @IceSpoon

    @IceSpoon

    5 жыл бұрын

    So it seems that many people have tried to have a conversation with my mom :/ still waiting for my turn.

  • @lakrids-pibe

    @lakrids-pibe

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yup. I know that kind of people too. lol. They just never take a moment to hear if others has something to say.

  • @raffiking1

    @raffiking1

    5 жыл бұрын

    yes, sometimes you have to interrupt people. But I wouldn't say it is anyone fault in these cases. The one who gets interrupted couldn't know beforehand that the other person had something to say about this. The one who does the interrupting can't know for how long the other person would continue talking.

  • @angiebaby8870

    @angiebaby8870

    5 жыл бұрын

    raffiking1 im talking about cases where there is a lack of self awareness and there is a one sided conversation going on. Im sure you've experienced this? Where you have said absolutely nothing for the entirety of a 30 min Phone call or face to face Convo and the person just goes on and on with no end in sight. I try to listen as much as possible because people do need to vent sometimes but conversations are supposed to be in the form two way communication and I just find it really off-putting. Maybe I evoke this type of convo, I seem to deal with it in most cases

  • @BothHands1

    @BothHands1

    5 жыл бұрын

    This is exactly why i interrupt. If i don't, I'll never get a word in at all lol

  • @hviw
    @hviw5 жыл бұрын

    Fairly often somebody askes me a questions and then interrupts me two syllables into the answer. I can't thik of any reason other than to be a jerk.

  • @DavidWillanski

    @DavidWillanski

    5 жыл бұрын

    Often happens when people know they won't like the answer

  • @DavidWillanski

    @DavidWillanski

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Zero Cool no, they're right, they know that I'm going to give the answer that they don't want

  • @infamousjoker7651

    @infamousjoker7651

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yea thats one that happens to me all the time too

  • @misbahailia3345

    @misbahailia3345

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@@DavidWillanski Then they shouldn't ask. 😒

  • @porcupine783

    @porcupine783

    9 ай бұрын

    Same

  • @nevelpapperman1597
    @nevelpapperman1597 Жыл бұрын

    There are no words to describe how much I can relate to being interrupted. Literally for my whole life I got interrupted by my family. And it came to a point, where me mentioning it, doesn’t get taken seriously. It is so frustrating because the moment I decide to not speak anymore, I get labelled as „dramatic“ or „aggressive“. Or they simply just tell me to keep on talking. I am 20 years old today and I still have difficulties to have a proper conversation with them. Even if it is just smalltalk. They always talk over me or interrupt me. I feel like they don’t even recognise my presence. But after all those years I realised that they simply won’t listen to me or what I have to say. So I rarely talk to them and rather talk to people who are willing to have a conversation with me. I only talk when it is necessary. I do feel sad about it sometimes especially seeing how my friends can have proper convos w/ their family. But it is what it is.

  • @Hardcoreatheists41

    @Hardcoreatheists41

    Жыл бұрын

    Sounds like your family still views you as a child because you are young. Sorry they treat you like that

  • @ocho27hd

    @ocho27hd

    Жыл бұрын

    When they interrupt you again you just immediately respond with, “oh sorry, I interrupted you in the middle of my sentence. Please go on.” It’s a funny way of calling them out without them getting upset and it’ll(sometimes) make them self conscious about it. Sometimes I just go “oh, ok” right when they cut me off and walk away.

  • @nahiyanalamgir7056

    @nahiyanalamgir7056

    5 ай бұрын

    I faced this when I was younger. One trick is to reframe it by saying "I wasn't finished. But I'll let you speak." This will make you look like you got some authority by giving them the "permission" to talk. Moreover, it signals them that they interrupted you.

  • @kcov6170

    @kcov6170

    20 күн бұрын

    ​@@ocho27hd....I'm stealing that one 😅

  • @fatemeh9664

    @fatemeh9664

    15 күн бұрын

    i feel you. sending warmth 🫂🥲🌷

  • @shimmypost852
    @shimmypost8525 жыл бұрын

    In a three person or more conversation someone might interrupt so that they get a turn to speak.

  • @NotAnotherKuromi

    @NotAnotherKuromi

    5 жыл бұрын

    Same in a two person conversation with some people tbh.

  • @JoeBob79569
    @JoeBob795695 жыл бұрын

    A friend of mine used to interrupt me, and everyone, a lot, and a lot of the time she wasn't even be aware of it. My "fix" was to first mention it to her when she did it., and after that, depending on the situation, I'd either completely shut up and stare at her until she realised she'd interrupted me, or else I'd start constantly interrupting her in return, literally every 2 seconds, with random gibberish, so she could never even finish a sentence. Even when she was aware of it, I could sometimes see her body trying to interrupt me even though her brain was aware of it, and she would trying to stop herself. It was like her head and shoulders would move forward, but then her brain would stop her from talking. It was actually kind of funny.

  • @ursuliamatthews2561

    @ursuliamatthews2561

    4 жыл бұрын

    Joe O Sullivan 😂😂😂😂

  • @JRexRegis
    @JRexRegis5 жыл бұрын

    Interrupting just makes me angry. you're talking to someone about something, and they'll just start talking randomlyin the middle of your sentence. I try to stay conscious of my interrupting, and if I absolutely have to, I commit the last sentence they said to memory and repeat it when the interruption is over (because people seem to have a problem remembering their train of thought). but honestly, sometimes it just doesn't feel fair. I have to put a bunch of thought into conversations, I have to remember for them where they were, and I have to have an extreme focus on their faces and emotions alike, all while also talking, while they just start talking in the middle of my sentence, and not courteous, but I'd be saying "honestly, I think it's a problem with the hum-" and then they start giving their opinion to the topic, or someone else butts in and talks about something totally different. the worst thing though is talking to someone, and having another person come in and start talking to them over you. bonus bad feels if both ignore you afterward.

  • @Lightning_Lance

    @Lightning_Lance

    5 жыл бұрын

    This is my life.

  • @adamsandlermovie9355

    @adamsandlermovie9355

    Жыл бұрын

    Same and it's always people who are close to you who try to insult and hurt you. Best way to deal with rude behavior is to control your reaction and do not let them see it gets to you

  • @swing-dc8os

    @swing-dc8os

    Жыл бұрын

    @@adamsandlermovie9355 i really am mad so i found a solution. When somone tries to interrupt you talk LOUDER so they will shut up or look like a fool, works for me

  • @dopegirl3423

    @dopegirl3423

    Жыл бұрын

    Seriously this is exactly how I feel,and it honestly makes me want to stay quiet and not talk at all and ik that’s depressing but that’s my only solution to the problem,other wise I just have to create distance between the person

  • @maxximumb
    @maxximumb5 жыл бұрын

    Someone interrupts me as a power thing, I walk away.

  • @imtired2983

    @imtired2983

    3 жыл бұрын

    Someone interrupt me as a power thing and I never participate in a conversation with them again so I can take away their power.

  • @sent4dc
    @sent4dc5 жыл бұрын

    My parents don't even let me finish the sentence when we talk via Skype. It's all about power dynamic.

  • @AJ-vx2cz

    @AJ-vx2cz

    2 жыл бұрын

    That would alwase happen to me in high school. And when I would explain my self or just agree they would just take my things away

  • @juancarloshernandezhernand7096

    @juancarloshernandezhernand7096

    2 жыл бұрын

    My parents do the same. I hate that. Their ego is too big to let me to speak. Sometimes I get angry and sad because they are not interested in listening to me a lot. That has pushed to stay alone almost all of the time. Because of that I started learning languages and when they say me something I just reply in those foreign languages and I have improved a lot because of that. Sunday, April 10, 2022.

  • @misbahailia3345

    @misbahailia3345

    Жыл бұрын

    Omg, same.🙄

  • @misbahailia3345

    @misbahailia3345

    Жыл бұрын

    @@juancarloshernandezhernand7096 But what if they check Google translate? 🙈

  • @Jules-mo5tu
    @Jules-mo5tu5 жыл бұрын

    You just interrupted my watching of another video

  • @braincraft

    @braincraft

    5 жыл бұрын

    Excellent. I'm just trying to be more influential.

  • @Jules-mo5tu

    @Jules-mo5tu

    5 жыл бұрын

    BrainCraft Well I clicked so I guess it worked

  • @Trojanpige
    @Trojanpige Жыл бұрын

    As an introvert, I don't speak that much. But when I do speak, I get interrupted constantly. This causes me to be socially drained and not wanting to be in the conversation anymore. Worst is when the person talking to you doesn't even stop to take a breath, drowning you in small talk and making you feel like suffocating.

  • @ImNotYaMateImYaFather

    @ImNotYaMateImYaFather

    8 ай бұрын

    They're not worth the time mate

  • @ChrisWilliams-ls7ue

    @ChrisWilliams-ls7ue

    6 ай бұрын

    I am an introvert and get interrupted too, I think the difference is we think before we speak instead of speaking right away then thinking about what you say.

  • @aido92
    @aido925 жыл бұрын

    Some people do not actually want to have a conversation, but, rather, want to lecture you, and leave no space for interaction. If you're not leaving that space, then you're speaking at someone, not with them. Also, if that space is not given, then the other person will either simply not make the valuable, relevant point they had, as the pertinent point in the conversation has passed, or they have to drag the conversation backwards, which is potentially frustrating for both parties, and even more so if the speaker has made an error in developing their argument or point, and was not challenged at the time.

  • @stormwatcher1299
    @stormwatcher12995 жыл бұрын

    Being interrupted angers me so so much

  • @luciushilley903
    @luciushilley9035 жыл бұрын

    I've had times that I they repeatedly interrupted and they clearly want and expect a response that they can interrupt again. Many times I just fall silent and blank stare until the say. "What?" or "Well?" That is MY power move to say something like. You don't seem to need me in this conversation. I've also been known to just walk away. Silence can be just as powerful as interruption and talking louder.

  • @misbahailia3345

    @misbahailia3345

    4 жыл бұрын

    My eldest brother, does everything you mentioned. Only to me, because I'm the youngest girl in the family. My mother thinks I'm rude if I finish my sentence...While he's interupping me.😒

  • @kaleidoscope5054

    @kaleidoscope5054

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@misbahailia3345 omg i know right, when someone interrupts you and then gets mad at you because they interrupted you, thats the worst. but im super petty so if someone interrupts me ill just pull out a sticky note or something and write what i was going to say or ill just leave

  • @alexixeno4223
    @alexixeno42235 жыл бұрын

    As someone who works in a call center I have to say that the art of conversation is even worst when you are on the phone. The rate that people makes assumptions when on the phone is insane. I once had one guy who was so sure he know what I was going to ask that all I could say was "and what is" before he would blurt out an answer. Took him 4 times before he finally let me finish and realised he hasn't answered a single question yet. I think even worst is when I ask them a question and they will start to answer and stop half way through and go "are you there?" like they were expecting me to interrupt them at some point. Also if you ever want to know why call centre employee's can sound so cranky at times, it's usually because they asked someone a really simple yes or no question and instead got a long winded story. As much as we hate it, our employers usually rank us on time T.T It sucks and makes us cranky when some people don't know how to stop talking.

  • @ahmadsaeid
    @ahmadsaeid5 жыл бұрын

    I tend to interrupt people when: 1) they blabber too long about a point that is already clear 2) when they make too many "false" arguments, without giving time for rebuttal

  • @luciushilley903

    @luciushilley903

    5 жыл бұрын

    These are very valid reasons to interrupt. As in, "Yep, you made your point three times already. Can we move on to another subject?"

  • @miguelrobb5719

    @miguelrobb5719

    3 жыл бұрын

    @sandra farquhar I was JUST on the phone with a guy that doing that. We had an disagreement last night through text messages. So I decided to pick up the phone to talk it out. The guy kept on yelling and would even let me get a word in. I’m like “dude bye”. I don’t waste energy on people like that

  • @ailst
    @ailst5 жыл бұрын

    I tried to practice „active listening“. Part of it is to never interrupt the other person. So I consciously give more than a second of pause to the other person to make super sure they finished their thought. I really don‘t think that anyone considers that as „awkward“.

  • @MK-je7kz
    @MK-je7kz5 жыл бұрын

    By the way, this is highly cultural thing. In Finland there isn't such thing as awkward silence and unlike in many other cultures, interrupting is highly impolite, so people really listen to the end before answering. I believe Finns are not the only ones who does that. It's a bit like punctuality where in France it's rude to arrive at the party on time and half an hour late is a norm, but in northern Europe punctuality is must.

  • @654pedro123

    @654pedro123

    5 жыл бұрын

    Are they really listening if they have a sentence ready in a blink of a eye?

  • @incollectio

    @incollectio

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's true that there isn't an awkward silence in Finland, but I don't think interrupting is always viewed to be impolite. I think it's considered impolite to interrupt in public settings but among family and friends it appears to be quite commonplace. I find that I practically never speak in public, let alone interrupt, but among friends and family it's a whole other story. Also, I find that whenever I do interrupt, it's usually because I've thought of what I consider to be an important point and think I might forget it lest I say it out loud. Then again, I'm not very punctual either. It's always "akateeminen vartti" for me (that is "an academic quarter of an hour", reference to how lectures always start quarter past, e.g. 12:15, even though people might talk about them starting at whatever-o'clock sharp, e.g. "at 12").

  • @dmrc43
    @dmrc435 жыл бұрын

    I've just realized awkward pauses might be subjective, as I noticed nothing awkward in this video.

  • @BothHands1

    @BothHands1

    5 жыл бұрын

    dmrc43 the pause felt more comfortable than awkward to me. I think it usually depends on the situation whether the pause is awkward or not.

  • @funnlivinit

    @funnlivinit

    5 жыл бұрын

    It's just that looking at Vanessa is always comfortable!

  • @654pedro123

    @654pedro123

    5 жыл бұрын

    Pauses make part of the music, they are not the absence of music. And so conversations have pauses too where people reflect about what you say instead of shooting a meaningless come back. I don't understand why pauses were called awkward.

  • @gluckmac
    @gluckmac5 жыл бұрын

    When I’m talking to a friend another person approaches and starts talking to my friend as if I’m not there.

  • @truecrimelover2022
    @truecrimelover20225 жыл бұрын

    I have issues with social cues so I either interrupt people or way too long and people think I'm angry. I mean way more than the 1/5 a second or way less. I've gotten way better and I've found that explaining to people that people are more understanding.

  • @springbok4015

    @springbok4015

    5 жыл бұрын

    Same. I’m on the autism spectrum, this was interesting.

  • @mayaayam9361
    @mayaayam93612 жыл бұрын

    Sometimes, people who interrupt simply because they have poor social skills and are not really interested in what you want to say.

  • @kennyd1836

    @kennyd1836

    2 жыл бұрын

    Exactly

  • @8BitDarkNESsR3v14
    @8BitDarkNESsR3v145 жыл бұрын

    I have asperger syndrome and always feel very discouraged when someone does that, often enough to just walk away.

  • @leehauxwell1149

    @leehauxwell1149

    Жыл бұрын

    I get over stimulated by multiple sound sources so I finds cutting off highly disturbing.

  • @THETRIVIALTHINGS
    @THETRIVIALTHINGS5 жыл бұрын

    I don't like it when someone interrupts me, so I keep my sentences short. They don't have to interrupt me and I can respond to their replies. This makes for a short and clean conversation. I avoid interrupting individuals, unless they're saying things that don't pertain to the ongoing conversation, but only in serious conversations, not social ones. The long, chain conversation is only reserved for a certain group of people though.

  • @thisaccountisdead9060
    @thisaccountisdead90605 жыл бұрын

    My parents do this all the time. My dad will just boom his voice over everybody. And my mum will just - almost seemingly on purpse - blurt out something that completely mis-understands or means the complete opposite. It's kind of like the final act of Predator. I just think, hell, I might as well just do a Carl Weathers speech on instrumentalism and then get my arms blown off.

  • @aqua6tarot779
    @aqua6tarot7792 жыл бұрын

    I can’t hardly ever get a word out at work. They won’t let me talk. Ever

  • @CaptChrispy
    @CaptChrispy5 жыл бұрын

    I was expecting the ad to just start playing in the middle of the video.

  • @moelazer
    @moelazer5 жыл бұрын

    Some people -like me- tend to forget a lot, and when an idea or a certain thought comes to mind we rush to share it with someone in order to keep it, so it might make us interrupt people by mistake

  • @marinammm22

    @marinammm22

    6 ай бұрын

    Explain more… are you afraid you’ll lose the whole point of the conversation ?

  • @stephanietucker5909
    @stephanietucker59094 жыл бұрын

    I'm 16 and sometimes when I'm out for a walk with my mom we'll be in the middle of a conversation and one of our neighbors will just completely interrupt us it's so rude they someone having a conversation and completely interrupt so I dont like most of my neighbors because of that

  • @Zappyguy111
    @Zappyguy1115 жыл бұрын

    "If this happens to you, just keep talking" Queue me giggling like a little girl.

  • @rachaelstanley7986

    @rachaelstanley7986

    3 жыл бұрын

    Tried it...I'm the one that gets told to shut up.

  • @FroehligGirlz
    @FroehligGirlz5 жыл бұрын

    I hate it when I realize hours later someone I barely know interrupted me to finish my sentence(s). It's always way off what I was thinking. My nod & smile reflex is *way* over-developed.

  • @infamousjoker7651
    @infamousjoker76514 жыл бұрын

    Ive been cursed with this my whole life. Everyone. No matter the situation or the conversation. Ive never met anyone who delt with it as bad as i do. Ive tried so many different things. Its heloed ruin my social life.

  • @IceMetalPunk
    @IceMetalPunk5 жыл бұрын

    Related: my sister is hearing impaired, so she has to read lips. When I'm trying to tell her something she doesn't want to hear, she'll purposely look away in the middle of my sentence. It's like interruption, but even worse because I can't just talk louder to talk over her. It's the most frustrating thing to be stopped from finishing a thought :|

  • @JustFreddi
    @JustFreddi5 жыл бұрын

    I have honestly the other problem.. i do interrupt people all the time. Interesting to know what might be the reason. It's bizarre that I'm aware of it but still it happens in casual conversation

  • @chizomessussylittlebtch3941
    @chizomessussylittlebtch39415 жыл бұрын

    My friends and I normally interrupt each other when we’re talking. We normally don’t even finish most sentences so when people listen to us they normally have no idea what we’re talking about

  • @catherineelainebaxter4609
    @catherineelainebaxter4609 Жыл бұрын

    What seriously pisses me off is when they will interrupt your story because ... the exact same thing you are talking about, happens to them. Like your story just melts away because theirs is better. Your story is insignificant.

  • @Tsukiko.97
    @Tsukiko.975 жыл бұрын

    I am excited for this topic/video! Just throwing that out there, and Happy Easter y'all!

  • @kellykerr5225
    @kellykerr52255 жыл бұрын

    I often have to say, let me finish please. So many people interrupt me mid sentence, getting only the first half of what I’m saying but not the conclusion, which is always the point.

  • @SquiggsMitchell
    @SquiggsMitchell5 жыл бұрын

    I think this is also dependent on cultural factors? In one of my undergrad linguistics classes we talked about the spectrum of overlapping speech and pauses. My professor even cited an experience where she was interacting with a man from an Native American culture and the man get getting frustrated with her. She didn't realize until later, that in this language/culture people want to take time to think about how to respond, even though in our American/Western minds, it feels awkward and unpleasant. I've even heard we're (English speakers) one the most overlapping cultures. Additionally, my grandpa who is from Arkansas sometimes takes like 2 minutes to answer a question, even after the rest of my family has already moved on to a different topic in the conversation. This is partly due to old age, but my mom told me he always talked this way.

  • @beskamir5977
    @beskamir59775 жыл бұрын

    Just as you pointed out, the more I learn about how we function the more amazed I become that everything ends up working so well.

  • @hazel_moonshine
    @hazel_moonshine5 жыл бұрын

    In some culture interrupt others and being interrupted very often is normal. It is called co-construction. In those culture the pause is even shorter than 1/5 of a second.

  • @shirosenshiesq
    @shirosenshiesq5 жыл бұрын

    'The Singing Mice of the Costa Rican Cloud Forest' sounds like a hit new young adult book by Brian Jacques.

  • @Lightning_Lance
    @Lightning_Lance5 жыл бұрын

    This way of communicating seems somewhat ineffective in the modern world. You're ignoring the last bit of what they're saying to reply immediately, which is good for socializing but seems rather poor for actually sharing information. You're essentially only guessing at what someone's saying and applying it to your own flawed misconceptions instead of actually listening. To illustrate my point: this was a neat 4:45 video. But imagine if someone interrupted you before you finished each sentence. Then you had to reply to their reply and try to tie that into the point you were actually trying to make to get back on track. Now we're easily talking a 40-minute conversation...

  • @ruch5tami
    @ruch5tami3 жыл бұрын

    It’s when you are in the middle of a sentence and trying to make a point and someone repeatedly talks over you that is unacceptable.

  • @n0tgabs
    @n0tgabs3 жыл бұрын

    This is much needed content as I’ve gone near crazy over this a few times now. Eventually I just came to the conclusion some people just aren’t as aware as you are at the moment. Some people are just kinda stuck listening to themselves thinking all the time.

  • @ryanm9513
    @ryanm95135 жыл бұрын

    I waited until this video was finished to leave a comment. But I did take longer than a fifth of a second and it does seem awkward now.

  • @pikaverse2497
    @pikaverse24974 жыл бұрын

    Some people interrupt when they get angry and never know the answer

  • @BThings
    @BThings5 жыл бұрын

    Really neat video! In some ways, I think we would all benefit from patience when conversing. I know that I personally have trouble sometimes with getting my thoughts into words, and while I know it can be frustrating for people I’m talking with when it takes me forever to get my words out, it is also very frustrating to have people jump to an end that isn’t my point. I know that I do the same thing to other people, but I still wish that we could try to be a little more patient with one another. Of course, I’m also not entirely neurotypical, so being interrupted is often kind-of a reminder of that for me. Idk...I personally find that writing is easier than talking 🙃

  • @laurahrobinson
    @laurahrobinson5 жыл бұрын

    There are also situational and cultural differences regarding the appropriate pause between speaking turns -- I doubt the one found by the study can be taken as universal.

  • @Bri-ek9nw
    @Bri-ek9nw2 жыл бұрын

    If I get interrupted I stay quiet and they always just forget I’m here so I just run off, also I always get interrupted every time I’m in a group call so I just hang up then I get spammed.

  • @iiiEllxrie
    @iiiEllxrie3 жыл бұрын

    When people talk over me, I just don't say anything because I feel awkward. Then the person will wonder why I'm not talking.

  • @GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy
    @GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy Жыл бұрын

    I hate being interrupted! I've blasted people for doing it to me while I'm talking, lol. I find there are two reasons why people interrupt; 1) they are not listening to what you at all, and 2) they want to guess what your are going to say ( usually they are wrong ).

  • @Tostemac
    @Tostemac5 жыл бұрын

    I never thought I needed this video until I watched it. Thank you so much for this, the video will help me a lot! I always felt like I got interrupted all the time in a conversation, and I never understood why! Was it because of something to do with my Autism or maybe how I am trying to hold a conversation or what? I guess I shouldn't stress too much about it, Also never knew there were singing mice before, just when I thought I saw everything. You got a new sub from me!

  • @rebekahcastro5430
    @rebekahcastro54305 жыл бұрын

    I also want to know if there is anything that influences how likely one is to be interrupted. I have noticed that I get interrupted a lot in certain situations when the rest of the people are talking politely. Since noticing this, I have focused on trying to hold my ground when people try to jump in excitedly as soon as I begin to speak. Or honestly just say, "excuse me," and say my piece, if it's something important. I matter. They can talk when I'm done.

  • @michaelskinner5006
    @michaelskinner50065 жыл бұрын

    I think most of it (most of the time) has to do with patience and dominance- and it's something we all have to work on- including myself👀

  • @dashcamvids3469
    @dashcamvids34693 жыл бұрын

    I totally agree with everything you said in the video. I just had to add, I love your style..your cool dinosaur shirt/sweater combo was very creative and original..Nice!👌😊

  • @lunarcrusaderArt
    @lunarcrusaderArt4 жыл бұрын

    When i talk to anyone i always get cut off then the person i was talking to ignores me and talks to the person next to me,everytime that happens i ditch them and they dont notice...

  • @lunarcrusaderArt

    @lunarcrusaderArt

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oh yeah, i get cut off when i say the first 2 words...

  • @alissamclaughlin1949

    @alissamclaughlin1949

    Жыл бұрын

    Happens to me all the time too, and I especially hate it when they cut me off with "ANYWAY"

  • @PracticalInspiration
    @PracticalInspiration5 жыл бұрын

    If only people were as polite as the mice 😅

  • @dollhouseq1530
    @dollhouseq1530 Жыл бұрын

    I hate that when Im still speaking or haven't finished my thought the other person speaks but when I pick back up they say I OVERTALKED them...NO you never let me finish

  • @DeRien8
    @DeRien85 жыл бұрын

    I consistently interrupted my boyfriend on accident, because I grew up in a household where trying to finish someone's sentence when they left a long pause was a sign that you were listening and understood them. He got really upset with me about it at one point, so I stopped. Now instead of interrupting, I just leave the space dead until he forgets to finish his own sentence. Which is slightly less frustrating than getting snapped at, and a little more satisfying when I get to tease him about his low bandwidth buffering.

  • @Imtoobusyslayingrn111
    @Imtoobusyslayingrn1113 жыл бұрын

    I always get interrupted every day.. I just tell my story then they interrupt me I just tell them to keep on going cause I have bad anxiety about having a conversation

  • @Liam-B
    @Liam-B3 жыл бұрын

    My favorite are people who over-share and ramble. It's an abusive trait. Course, they will try to defend their stream-of-consciousness-word-vomit and get pissy. Now it's abusive of others' attention *and* toxic behavior. Really, it's not just childish; It's wrong.

  • @jordonlongley6576
    @jordonlongley6576Ай бұрын

    I’ve never been in or witnessed a conversation in which people are replying half a blink after each other.

  • @farouq7107
    @farouq71075 жыл бұрын

    Notification squid 🦑🦑

  • @braincraft

    @braincraft

    5 жыл бұрын

    🦑

  • @nikhiliyengar1510
    @nikhiliyengar15104 жыл бұрын

    People interrupt because they don't care enough to develop active listening skills because it's more important to them that they express themselves than waiting their turn.

  • @luisweast
    @luisweast5 жыл бұрын

    Being interrupted by your video notification was delightful 😎 thanks

  • @aghilas2299
    @aghilas22992 жыл бұрын

    For some reason i got interrupted a lot, so what I do is that i make sure they know what they did especially if we are in a group, and if there is just two of us i totally lose interest in purpose

  • @TheSoitenly
    @TheSoitenly5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks , that explains a lot because sometimes when people would interrupt me in the middle of a sentence , I thought they weren’t interested in what I had said or one of those long pauses, that they weren’t listening. Why do some people ( usually brothers and sisters) always finish each other’s sentences.?

  • @Kielbor
    @Kielbor5 жыл бұрын

    I frequently interrupt when someone has forgotten to use a proper noun and I have no idea what they are talking about. That or to ask for clarification before the detail gets too high.

  • @fajkoson
    @fajkoson3 жыл бұрын

    sometimes some ppl interupt you so hard not even in midle of sentence but in midle of the word, you can tell them dont do it over and over and they do it anyway. Usually my apropach would be: yea well this person is not interested what you have to say so dont bother to talk to them... yea well it is my gf. It is so frustrating that i am feeling like giving up...

  • @petervilla5221
    @petervilla52215 жыл бұрын

    first rule of conversing: it takes at least two people; put pauses between your ideas and let the other person get their *whole* response in (don't hijack their turn to talk).

  • @apophisxo4480
    @apophisxo44805 жыл бұрын

    Seems like people interrupt because they are more interested in their response than what you're saying. This seems to happen less when the speaker is very attractive....so Vanessa should be pretty safe.

  • @redhammer92

    @redhammer92

    5 жыл бұрын

    Very attractive people tend to get more respect in general.

  • @apophisxo4480

    @apophisxo4480

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@redhammer92 Yeah, They are perceived as more intelligent and get higher salaries, job and marriage prospects. In many cases that perception engenders confidence and becomes reality. Life is just like that...

  • @luciushilley903

    @luciushilley903

    5 жыл бұрын

    I don't know. A very pretty dummy can be ignored and interrupted very easily. You can be gorgeous, but if you sound like an idiot, I'm not going to pay attention for very long unless I'm in the mood to just objectify you. And that doesn't happen often.

  • @nilak.s617
    @nilak.s6173 жыл бұрын

    I just keep talking when someone interrupts me, unless they say 'You misunderstood my point'.

  • @Zarghami
    @Zarghami5 жыл бұрын

    Be confident, love yourself and don’t apologize!

  • @x1thesoul172
    @x1thesoul1725 жыл бұрын

    I am a serial interrupter. I often want to progress through the formalities and get to the meat or the queries or topics. Or I need to stop someone before they go too far into other options so that I can take a moment to reflect on that first suggestion. And then go back to that part of the convo later so I can go onto details of the second suggestion. In an era of windows, texting, where we control a rate of information and often do more textual digestion (and feedback) of information it is very easy to highlight points of interest and focus on those. Freeze video. Zoom in. Enhance.

  • @snowleezard
    @snowleezard5 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting :) I have to say though, sometimes if a person is interrupted often by different people it is likely because they do not give opportunity to respond and instead just go on and on with no pause. It is the opposite of interrupting, it's rude for most of the same reasons, and it is maddening.

  • @alissamclaughlin1949

    @alissamclaughlin1949

    Жыл бұрын

    That's not always the case, though. Just about everyone I speak to interrupts me often, usually before I even complete a sentence. They don't seem to do it to other people, and I figure it must be me, since I'm the common denominator. Maybe I just don't have an interesting way of speaking?

  • @PamPooh1111
    @PamPooh1111 Жыл бұрын

    If you just keep talking after somebody interrupts you then they will keep talking and then you’ll just be over talking to each other and then no one is listening at all

  • @luck2estaile
    @luck2estaile5 жыл бұрын

    I hate when more than one person interrupts and the subject is changed, it just feel that people do that cause they can't follow your thought. Usually when that happens i just give up

  • @gigigigiotto1673
    @gigigigiotto16735 жыл бұрын

    I think interrupting is good if you have already understood where the other part is going to and what is he/she talking about. We italian are used to interrupt, only very few times someone complains

  • @tracybranch2955
    @tracybranch29552 жыл бұрын

    Constant interruptions Encircled in competition.

  • @FocusRS500
    @FocusRS5004 жыл бұрын

    It's simply rude.....people who do this need to be abandoned with no friends

  • @asshatteryengaged813
    @asshatteryengaged8135 жыл бұрын

    Craig Ferguson was the Zen master of the awkward pause.

  • @glenwicks4976
    @glenwicks4976 Жыл бұрын

    Whenever someone interrupts me, I simply say, "Let me finish. Don't interrupt me." Works wonders!

  • @SparksV
    @SparksV5 жыл бұрын

    I love awkward pauses thanks to Craig Ferguson :D

  • @abdja9257

    @abdja9257

    5 жыл бұрын

    how is your comment 10 hours ago ???? and the video is 10 min ago

  • @SparksV

    @SparksV

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@abdja9257 perks of supporting BrainCraft on Patreon.com/braincraft. Early access to videos :P

  • @deepthinkerpoet

    @deepthinkerpoet

    5 жыл бұрын

    I enjoy long conversations with productive pauses. I like to formulate an answer and reflect for a moment. 👍

  • @jacksonpercy8044

    @jacksonpercy8044

    5 жыл бұрын

    I miss Craig :(

  • @alissamclaughlin1949
    @alissamclaughlin1949 Жыл бұрын

    I am constantly interrupted when speaking as well, and it not only makes my blood boil, it also makes me feel like no one cares what I have to say. I have asked people if I talk too much, and they say no. I don't know what the problem is

  • @Grim_Beard
    @Grim_Beard5 жыл бұрын

    I have one or two colleagues at work who will keep talking _until_ someone interrupts them. It's become almost a duty on the rest of us to break in once the point is clear, because we really don't need it to be repeated and embellished _ad nauseum_.

  • @Bicketybam68
    @Bicketybam685 жыл бұрын

    I hate bandwidth lag causing interruptions in conversations online and more importantly people that can't identify that it is the lag that is making the conversation difficult, not the other participants.

  • @ASMRDoodlez
    @ASMRDoodlez5 жыл бұрын

    I always wait my turn in conversations. I think I'd be a bad politician.

  • @raffiking1

    @raffiking1

    5 жыл бұрын

    yeah, you probably would, because your turn would get delayed as much as the opening of the Berlin Brandenburg Airport.

  • @bjornlennartson
    @bjornlennartson2 жыл бұрын

    Some people interrupt when they know you are about to make a good point, specially if you challenge their uneceptable behavior.

  • @anubiswerelupe
    @anubiswerelupe Жыл бұрын

    My parents interrupt me constantly. I doubt that I've spoken a full thought to them my entire life. It has gotten so bad that I rarely speak anymore. If I say anything about it, I'm guilt tripped for it. There is no winning with them. :(

  • @EditioCastigata
    @EditioCastigata5 жыл бұрын

    My Schnauzer communicates with ambulances. Do I need to buy a mouse? Please advise.

  • @SuperQatarGirl
    @SuperQatarGirl5 жыл бұрын

    I know that the most common reason for me to interrupt others is when I already think I know what they want to say/what their point is, and then I respond prematurely. I usually get what other people are wanting to say mostly right; I don't know word for word, but I usually get the general gist and then move to say my own two cents.

  • @DigitalicaEG
    @DigitalicaEG5 жыл бұрын

    You deserve millions more subscribers, I hate the KZread algorithm

  • @cocoj126
    @cocoj1265 жыл бұрын

    For me, it's a bad habit. I grew up hearing my mother and her sisters constantly interrupting and attempting to talk over each other. I'm not as bad as they were, but I've been called on for interrupting too much.

  • @Ketraar
    @Ketraar5 жыл бұрын

    Often I interrupt people that just keep talking even though they are either trying to repeat a point or their point is moot and they monopolize the conversation with "off-topic" points. Life is short and I ain't got time to waste on long winded pointless expositions, get to your point and move on, if not, I'll interrupt you.