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Tag Archives: communication
Thinking Outside the Box: Different Strokes for Different Folks
Although I haven’t traveled much outside the US or extensively studied other cultures, I’ve still been exposed to enough stuff to know that there are a lot of different ways to approach anything and everything in life. Learning about how … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Life Hacks, Self-Improvement
Tagged communication, community, counting, culture, emotions, language, managing emotions, Numberphile, thinking, Thinking Outside the Box: Different Strokes for Different Folks
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Meaningful Conversations
I love meaningful, one-on-one conversations. All the stuff that enters most exchanges I’m in (feeling rushed to speak, trying to get my points across before someone interrupts me, being ignored, etc) are absent in these wonderful conversations. Instead, we both … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, connection, conversations, discussions, ideas, Meaningful Conversations
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Icebergs and Communication
No matter how big an iceberg appears to be, it is always bigger under the surface of the water. Someone who is looking just at what they can see above the water’s surface is only getting part of the picture, … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Uncategorized
Tagged communication, conversations, dialogue, exchanges, iceberg, Icebergs and Communication, Simon Sinek, Start With Why
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Good Communication
Good communication is essential for modern life. Anything that takes more than one person to accomplishes requires everyone involved to communicate effectively with each other. Unfortunately, I regularly see one example after another of terrible communication, both online and in … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Humanitarian Things, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged bad communication, communication, conversations, discussions, Good Communication, ideas, problems, solutions, solving problems
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Honesty and Straightforwardness
I’ve been in a lot of different circles in my life and have met at least a few dozen people in every one of them. As a result, I’ve had countless conversations about every subject under the sun. Something I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, conversations, directness, honesty, Honesty and Straightforwardness, straightforwardness
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Review of The King’s Speech
Yesterday, I watched The King’s Speech for the second time. The movie chronicles Prince Albert’s efforts to overcome his stammer as he ascends to the throne and becomes King George VI. This becomes particularly important once World War II begins … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, George VI, Lionel Logue, Prince Albert, Review of The Kings Speech, speaking, speech, speech therapy, stammer, The Kings Speech
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A Neat Framing Trick
I’ve learned a lot of great life hacks from How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big by Scott Adams. One of them, a framing trick, involves focusing on positive things to do instead of negative things to … Continue reading
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Tagged A Neat Framing Trick, communication, framing, How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big, optimism, positivity, Scott Adams
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Tuning Out
I spent most of my free time glued to the TV screen until I stopped watching TV altogether around 2013. At this point, I rarely ever think about it or miss it. On the rare occasions that I watch TV, … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, news, Tuning Out, TV, understanding
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What Do You Mean?
A lot of hostile exchanges originate from misunderstandings. When a misunderstanding occurs, there is an opportunity to ask for clarification, which can be done simply by asking “What do you mean?” in a calm, sincere fashion. If this opportunity is … Continue reading
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