Getting interrupted is frustrating. Just when you gather your thoughts to make your point, the other person cuts you off, leaving you feeling belittled and annoyed. It might not be intentional, but interruptions during conversations can cause you to feel dismissed and lose your train of thought. The lack of communication techniques sets you up ...

Pet peeves — those little annoyances that get under our skin, and we just can’t ignore them, no matter how hard we try. We all have pet peeves. If you don’t have any pet peeves, you’re one of those people who are tolerant of everyone and everything. A rarity, or is it ignorance? Ignorance is ...