How to deal with people who just would not shut up?

Step 1: Quickly take on the responsibility to manage your own time, energy and effort

Step 2: Use a breathing technique to calm yourself down

Step 3: Inform him earlier that you have very little time

Step 4: Express to him that you value the friendship - you prefer a dialogue vs a monologue

Step 5: Treasure the friendship and transform every experience to make it favourable and win-win for both of you

How to avoid being disturbed mentally?

Step 1: Navigate your mind so that you have a calm state

Step 2: Observe your thoughts, words, feelings, and behaviours

Step 3: Isolate the issue that you are facing and make it easily manageable into bite-sized parts so that the problem becomes smaller

Step 4: Substitute negative thoughts and fill it with positive thoughts

Step5: Empty the trash and let it go. Drain out all that pent up frustrations and toxic negativity.