We typically seek first to be understood. Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply. They’re either speaking or preparing to speak. They’re filtering everything through their own paradigms, reading their autobiography into other people’s lives.”
–Stephen Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (New York: Free Press [Simon & Schuster], 2004 revised ed.), p. 239
It takes practice to become a “good listener.”
And its very easy to revert to being a “me, me, me” person.
It takes practice to become a “good listener.”
And its very easy to revert to being a “me, me, me” person.
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