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The Power of YET

           I like having people look me in the eye when we’re talking.   It annoys me when the person I’m talking to seems more focused on a toy, tablet, or another device.   For years I just thought of it as rude.   Yet over the years, I have learned that some people pay better attention when they seem focused on whatever they may have in their hands.             Jenna is one of those people who pay better attention when it appears that she doesn't seem to be focused at all.   She gets annoyed with people who don’t realize that she’s paying attention when she is.   I have already created a post about her ability to talk and listen at the same time.   It boggles my mind that she is able to do that.             Nobody ever learns at the same level – though it didn’t seem so obvious when I was a youth as it does now. ...