Competition disguised as conversation

• Egocentric people like conversations to be about them and their favourite topic: themselves. 
• Reserved people tend to listen more but don't share and are often steamrolled in a conversation.
• Overconfident people tend to interrupt with everything they think they know.
• Insecure people need to go one better than whatever accomplishment was shared.

The best conversations move past the initial chit chat and delve into a deeper engagement of recent struggles or successes or ideas.