iserith
Magic Wordsmith
9. Be Attentive - Listening to the DM's narrative is a sign of respect as well as showing a commitment to the game you are playing. Sometimes being attentive can be challenging like playing in a convention where your game is in the same room as other games and it is hard to hear but at least try. For me, nothing is more annoying as a DM is watching players constantly looking at their phones, talking to others, etc then ask questions about something I already described in the narrative.
Barring some sort of disorder, I generally see this issue as a symptom of some work that needs to be done on the game or the running thereof.