This is a form of giving up. If you do not understand the material, rather than tune out, use your curiosity to try to learn something. Letting emotion-laden words throw you of focus . If you have a reaction to what is aid, note it in your mind or jot down a word or two about it and then refocus your attention. Letting your mind wander to fill the time between what you hear and what is said .
People process what they hear in less time than it takes a speaker to talk.
Don't let your mind wander in that brief period of time. All rights reserved.