The Art of Listening

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THE ART OF LISTENING
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Listening is key to success, whether in your
personal relationships or at work even if it is
always easy to voice more of our own opinions and
talk over others.
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It is also relatively easy to ignore what others
are saying because we have assumptions that we
dont want to challenge.
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Listening to others seems like it should be
something that should be simple, but sometimes we
can listen to other people without truly hearing
what they are saying.
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By learning to become a better listener, you will
become more empathetic and compassionate.
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People with empathy and compassion turn out to
be the best leaders, who can motivate their
employees and get the most out of their
abilities.
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Here's how you can become a better listener and
in turn become a better leader.
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Being respectful is critical
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We all want to be respected and not be ignored
at both the private as well as professional
workspace.
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You probably wouldn't feel too good about
negative emotions that could then lead you to
ignore others as well.
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Negative emotions can lead to more negativity,
while respectfulness tends to lead to
respectfulness in return.
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Whether you are in a meeting for work or on a
date, make sure that you are actually taking the
time to be respectful and listen to the person on
the other side.
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Don't talk more than you listen
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Talking more than you listen or talking over
others is a clear, easy way to signal that you
arent really hearing the other person.
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In order to master the art of listening, you need
to know when to be silent and when to speak up.
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You shouldn't be totally silent, but you should
let other people speak and voice their opinions
without interrupting them, even if they are
speaking about an issue that you might disagree
with them on.
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This is quite difficult for some people, and
definitely takes a level of self-control, but
this is a key part of being a good listener, and
youll find that others reciprocate once they are
done talking.
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Be willing to let go of your assumptions
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This one is very important as we all have some
level of bias or pre-conceived notions about a
given person or situation which often cloud our
judgement when we listen to them.
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Being a good listener means throwing out those
assumptions and instead of giving them a clean
slate, listening to what they are actually saying
at the moment.
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This helps to give you a better idea of what is
objectively being said and it also lets the
speaker know that you arent judging them based
on your own biases
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Letting go of assumptions is never easy, but in
the long run, it is tremendously beneficial to
both sides.
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