When you're in a conversation and your mind starts wandering...?

I try to remember that I would like the same courtesy if I was speaking to them. Also if it something important the person is talking about, or wants my advice, then the person respects me and I should do the same by staying focused. Peace.

Oooooh such a good question. I have trouble with my attention span sometimes, if I haven`t strayed for long I try and pick up from the last word I recall and ask a question. The break gives me time to think and the answer hopefully gets me back on track. I have learned that some times just to say sorry I lost the thread there helps all the same

That's tough because you've no idea what's been said. So, first ask for an explanation of the comments you've missed. If you are bored by the conversation, then nothing will keep you present and it is best to just leave. If it is intriguing then ask thought provoking questions, this shows your interest in the subject and focuses your attention. t

For me it is something that i have to face daily. In conversation i go to say a word and it slips from the mind, and all i can do is to say i am sorry i have lost the word and stall for a while to find an alternative.

It is one of many penalties one has to pay for living too long. There are of course many more things in life to worry about than a shortage of "dopamine" affecting the instant recall.

I usually never get back to the conversation when my mind wanders o-o

If I do return to the conversation, it's because my friends said something interusting xD

With people who are close to me, I just tell them that I'm having trouble and they repeat what they just said. I have ADD and they all know that. It's not that I'm disinterested, it's that my mind is like a train that jumps the tracks from time to time. It's frustrating, but all I can do is try my best to keep my focus.

With someone I don't know very well, or in a work situation, I try my best to focus. If I can't, I pretend that I'm having trouble hearing them so that they'll repeat it for me.

Silhouette said it, I look at the person in the eyes. Aside from that, I ask questions to engage my mind a little more, and if able to take a sip of water or coffee to clear my mind for a moment and get back on focus, it helps too. :)

When you're in a conversation and your mind starts to wonder you're NOT in a conversation, you're bored. Return to alleged conversation by asking something like, "What the heck were you blabbering on about?" ...or leave.

Unless it was absolutely essential I would just bail and find somebody more interesting. Compatability with another person is not something that can be forced or willed into existence. It either is there or it isn't, you know that PTJ, you're into psychology (and also my fav person on YA! lol).

at work i normally just say i was thinking about a problem that had happened this morning, but they are used to me doing this. My attention span is limited at work as the majority of the people here are full of ****.