<ul><li>Asking a question just so you can talk about yourself is a conversational trick known as boomerasking.</li><li>Behavioral researchers found that boomerasking is perceived as insincere, regardless of good intentions.</li><li>Boomerasking is one of several annoying conversational habits, including name-dropping, mansplaining, and unsolicited advice.</li><li>Boomeraskers feign interest by asking a question but use it as a way to bring the focus back to themselves.</li></ul>

Asking a question just so you can talk about yourself? You're 'boomerasking' — and it's really annoying.

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