Listening Has Objectives
People are trying to achieve something when listening.
- Listening to win. What most people do. When you listen only to put forward your own argument. It is rarely needed and not very fruitful.
- Listening to Learn. Approaching a conversation with an open mind and actually hearing what the other person has to say, deviod of bias. Harder to do but more generally applicable.
- Listening to fix. When you understand the problem a person is facing and try to fix it. Powerful in the workplace and with family
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