Hearing is not the same as listening

Are hearing and listening the same thing?
Surprisingly, they are not because:

•       Hearing allows you to receive acoustic information.
•       Listening requires your brain to attend to and interpret speech. 

Once a speech signal enters your ear, your brain must rapidly process each word and hold that string of words in memory long enough to comprehend and make sense of its meaning. Not only must your brain distinguish each word from all other possible words, but it must invoke mental skills such as auditory memory, auditory attention, and auditory processing speed in order for you to engage successfully in conversation.

If you have an example where you thought your were listening, but instead, you were just hearing, please share.

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