Bad Listening Habits

Read this material about listening, then give some thought to these habits that prevent effective listening:
Dismissing the topic as uninteresting or unimportant
Focusing on superficial things like the speaker's appearance or voice
Allowing yourself to be distracted by text messages, stray thoughts, and other people
Only wanting key information and waiting for the speaker to "get to the point"
Not taking notes or otherwise trying to retain useful information
Only pretending to pay attention (blank eyes, distracted nodding, robotic "uh-huh, yeah, uh-huh" sounds)
Tolerating or creating disruptions that distract others
Giving up or tuning out difficult or unfamiliar material
Letting emotional words or ideas block the message or trigger an "attack" response
Don't worry. We've all been there. So, which bad listening habits are you most likely to do? How can you
overcome them? What else can you do to be a better listener?