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5. I know how to tell if someone listening to me is getting bored.
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I can tell if someone listening to me is getting bored when they directly tell me. If they try to change the topic or get mad at me, I wonder why they are rude or emotional. It will be days later that I will maybe realize it’s because they were bored. I have no clue based on facial expressions because the way I look when I’m interested in what someone is saying is apparently the way other people look when they are bored.