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I got really used to technical conversations at work going "full duplex" where we'd excitedly talk over each other and interrupt constantly, just to get to each conclusion faster. I had a close coworker join my team, and he was much harder than normal to get a word in, so I got better at jumping in to interrupt until we were at the same pace and the technical communication was synced and flowing well.
Around a month after I'd been working with him, my wife started telling me I was being very rude and interrupting her more than usual. I guess the habit came home with me. I'm still working on it, though it's been over 5 years since I switched out of his team.