Do you talk too much? Shut up and read this.

Do people interrupt you a lot? If so, you probably talk too much. 

That’s one of the red flags that suggest you need to listen more. Here are ten more:

• People tell you that you talk too much. They’re not just kidding.

• In a phone conversation, you notice absolute silence. The other person has probably given up. 

• The other person always ends your conversations. Either you’re rampling, they’re bored - or both.

• Silence makes you uncomfortable. If you feel the need to fill dead air, you talk too much.

• You love details and can’t skip ahead in a story. Get to the point.

• Your listeners fidget, look away, or interrupt you - and you keep on talking. You’re talking torture.

• If talkative types make you angry or you feel that you have to constantly fight for your time, you’ve met your match.

• Do people simply nod their head and offer "Yeahs" and "Uh-huhs" without wanting you to elaborate any further? They’re exhausted.

• If you feel the need to challenge every idea or offer a better solution, you’re probably driving people crazy.

• If your conversations are less like a tennis game and more like batting practice, you talk too much.