I think I am a very good listener when it comes to the people I care about for example my very close friends and family, whereas with people I consider acquaintances I don’t usually tend to listen as intensely. The reason being is I simple am more interested and invested in the lives of the people I care about compared to people I hardly know. Maybe a goal I could make for myself is to be more open to other peoples problems/concerns so I can seem more approachable and friendly as a person. I think another reason why I care so much about the lives of the people I am close to is due to the fact I have been in relationships with others in the past where I felt like they were not listening to my own problems/concerns. When this was happening I didn’t feel valid and it felt like they didn’t care about me. I wouldn’t want anyone who knows I care about them to feel like that so that’s why I like to give them my full attention.