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"&amp;quot;Everyone says I am really annoying and talk about myself too much. I&amp;#039;ve tried so many times to stop talking about myself (or just stop talking period), but sometimes I just can&amp;#039;t help myself. I have my two best friends who are there for me, but lately it seems like even they&amp;#039;re getting annoyed with me. How can I shut up?&amp;quot; Niki, 15, St. Charles, Mo. There&amp;#039;s nothing wrong with talking about yourself, but there is something wrong with talking about yourself too much. We&amp;#039;ll let you in on a little secret, though: Everyone loves to talk about themselves. (See, you&amp;#039;re doing it!) And if you are always the one speaking, how are they supposed to get any of the limelight? It might be hard, but you&amp;#039;ve got to learn to share the stage with people, or you might find yourself with no one left to talk to! If you have a really cool story that you just have to share (and it fits into the conversation), tell it! But when your friends have a story to share, let them talk too. You can show you&amp;#039;re just as interested in what they have to say by asking a lot of questions. Looking them in the eye while they&amp;#039;re speaking also helps. They will appreciate the fact that you&amp;#039;re interested in their lives, plus they&amp;#039;ll see that you can hold a conversation without always having to talk about yourself. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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