Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Interrupters Retreat

I had high hopes for the Interrupters Retreat, held on 200 acres in New Hampshire. There were 30 of us from all over the East Coast. When the facilitator introduced the program, he was interupted many times with questions.
We had sessions spread out over the entire estate. We discussed the theory of interruptions and its history, which dated back to Socrates. He was interrupted during a lecture and sent the student to a dungeon. Socrates was a strict disciplinarian.
Our keynote speaker was interrupted so many times he couldn't finish his speech. We had all sorts of interruptions--polite, brusque, confused, mumbled, shouts and one deaf participant who used sign language.
Of course, no one could finish their points. Once, I paused during a sentence and everyone was caught off balance.
We all came away wiser from the experience. Sorry to interrupt your day.

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