Reply To: Davening a Long S"E

I wonder how to refer to someone who davens S”E with his concentration on how others are davening. If there is a requirement to daven with kavana, it certainly does not include what others are up to. I cannot gauge my S”E to be either longer or shorter than someone else. My tefila is a very personal experience, and I try to take it seriously. I shouldn’t have a care in the world on others’ perceptions. If I do take longer, my thoughts should not be on how others perceive it. The exception would be if my longer davening impacts on others or on the tzibbur. That’s where halachos bring the subject of gaavah into the picture.