“You talk too much, you worry me to death” – Joe Jones, 1960.

An article by Dan Lyons in Time Magazine asks, “Do you know any overtalkers?” Honestly, aren’t we all guilty of that at one time or another? In addition to cornering conversations telling stories you have already heard, overtalkers bore you with family drama, interrupt with useless trivia, or get into trouble with thoughtless tweets.

Success today is measured by how much attention we can get. We see it on social media where apps like TikTok are all the rage. John Mirk wrote in 1540, “Children should be seen and not heard.” So much h...