Hey Kevin…Thought provoking indeed. Sometimes, when I ask my fiancé a question, sometimes I regret asking it because many times her answer is one chapter long, it’s one sentence, and without periods or commas. Having ADHD this is difficult to handle so I have to stop her mid-sentence (paragraph) and remind her that it is very difficult for me to process what she has to say. I do believe that Kohlrieser’s approach has merit. Sometimes I welcome a person’t venting. It allows them to open the pressure relief valve, and, I learn a lot about the person. His approach is not without it’s limitations and I think those limitations depend on the personality of the person one is speaking to. During my travels in life I have learned, and continue to do so, that there exists a huge number of people who, for whatever reason they may have, insist on dominating the conversation. To many there is only one point of view. A good example, without naming names, is a person currently living in Washington, D.C. I don’t think I would find it difficult to put the 4 sentence rule in play, mainly because I tend to prefer people in my life who are considerate and polite. For those who I have encountered in life who seem to enjoy dominating conversation, I recognize this immediately and either try to engage them in such a way that influences them by them recognizing my contribution to the conversation, and NLP thing, or, I don’t waste my time. When I am in a conversation and the other person interrupts frequently, the way I see this, is that person does not really care to hear about what I have to say, and interrupts as a way to impose their opinion with the intention to nullify my opinion. There are many many people who operate “imbalanced” so to speak. Their lives are insulated from wanting to learn from others thoughts while at the same time promoting theirs. I’m babbling now…But yes, I do believe there is merit to what Kohlrieser is trying to convey, but there are times when it is difficult, if not impossible to put into play. Excellent question you posted…