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how you deal with yes you are lisening but your mind at the same time is some were else
I clear my mind and change my posture so that i am listening effectively to the person i am communicating with instead of listening while I'm working on my computer at the same time.
I have a sign on my desk that says "Be here now". When I am talking to someone it is looking me right in the face. It does help me to listen better.
I battle with this sometimes when I am being told and story of joke or maybe even something that is not that interesting to me, I tend to do the best I can to get my mind on track with the conversation. But if I cant I tend to nod and give eye contact to the talker.