I always talk about random stuff or an irrelevant topic. How can I fix it?

[babybreath13]

I always talk about random stuff or a irrelevant topic. I am 24 years old and sometimes just throw a random topic off my head when I am with a group of people talking about a other topic. How can I control my random stuff talk or irrelevant topics? I am sick of people looking at me like I am nuts cause I throw a random different topic into their conversation.

[phonezoo]

There's nothing wrong with being random. It might be the things you're saying that are making them look at you funny though. If you say something like "We beat ourselves" when really, the other team beat you, you're going to look like a jackass but if you say something like "so, you know, today is "9/11" we really should pay our respects to it. There's nothing wrong with being random as long as it's correct!

[InquisitiveMale]

Stop doing it.

[gemini72]

FOCUS!

My daughter who is 13 does just this and I find it highly irritating because she hasn't retained a thing anyone else has said. Further to that, it just demonstrates (atleast in her case) that she doesn't THINK before she SPEAKS!

[Anonymous]

In my experience, it shows that that person was not listening to the conversation. The best way to stop it is by being an active listener.

[aDzNichilista]

I say, don't stop it and start observing and researching your random thoughts. After all, random thoughts are very powerful, if you have a good understanding with it.