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[quote=Anonymous]This is OP. I put together a list from your suggestions, pasted below for those who were following. We have both promised to work on our parts in this, which is why I’m not focusing on him here.

1. Less caffeine
2. Nicely ask him to talk later, then follow through 
3. Set aside specific times to talk
4. Shared calendar (already implemented)
5. Ask myself why is it difficult for me to listen?
6. Treat him as I would coworker/stranger
7. Just breathe & wait. Remember it will take longer if I interrupt
8. What can we change so I don’t feel so squeezed?
9. Cultural differences? (Yes!)
10. Use text when possible
11. Subtle redirect signals & agreements re our plan when needed
12. Anxiety? Anxiety meds?
13. Practice mindfulness
14. Civility/kindness
15. Remember my way is not only way/I’m not smarter/my time is not more important (i.e. be respectful)
16. Remember different people process things differently 
17. Better to be silent than rude/cold
18. Be gentle with myself

Any other tips? I think some of these are really good.[/quote]

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