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Tag Archives: listening
The Blind Men and the Elephant
I’ve loved this story for many years now. This particular version came from the Peace Corps website. All the versions I’ve read show the trouble of trying to understanding something while only having one piece of the puzzle. It’s a … Continue reading →
The Middle Way
What happens if two people have apparently conflicting ideas or plans? In many cases nowadays, the result is verbal sparring and possibly even a violent altercation. When the conflict ends, they are further apart than they were before it started, … Continue reading →
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Tagged empathy, fighting, hostility, humility, listening, patience, Stephen Covey, synergy, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The Middle Way, understanding
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Review of Nonviolent Communication
Nonviolent Communication is my new favorite communication book; Crucial Conversations, my previous favorite, is now a close second. The late Marshall Rosenberg discusses a lot of stuff that I’ve read elsewhere; I liked that because repetition helps me remember to … Continue reading →
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Tagged communication, compassion, Crucial Conversations, empathetic listening, empathy, honesty, listening, Marshall Rosenberg, Nonviolent Communication, Radical Honesty, Review of Nonviolent Communication, speaking, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, understanding
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How to Step Outside of Ideologies
I’ve spent a lot of time trying to back away from ideologies, both the ones that I grew up with and the ones I adopted on my own. I don’t know if I’m completely free from them now but they … Continue reading →
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Tagged false, falsehood, How to Step Outside of Ideologies, ideologies, listening, true, truth, understanding
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Responsibility in Communication
Perspectives vary greatly from one person to the next on where the responsibility rests in messaging and communication. Some people put the responsibility on the shoulders of the messenger. They say that the messenger must craft a message in a … Continue reading →
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Tagged communication, Extreme Ownership, listening, messaging, ownership, responsibility, speaking, understanding
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Joker and Mental Health
Joker is the best movie I’ve seen in theaters this year because it’s the most real one I’ve seen. It doesn’t shy away from the pain and hardships that come with mental illness and it does a wonderful job at … Continue reading →
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Tagged empathy, Ice Bucket Challenge, Joker, Joker and Mental Health, Joker Challenge, listening, love, mental health, understanding
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Listening and Communication
Stephen Covey talks a lot about the importance of listening in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Seeking to understand what other people are saying, practicing empathetic listening, asking clarifying questions, giving them plenty of time to talk, and … Continue reading →
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Tagged advice, communication, compassion, empathetic listening, empathy, listening, Listening and Communication, Presence, solving problems, Stephen Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
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Golden Silence
On Thursday, my mindfulness buddy mentioned driving around in silence as a mindfulness exercise and asked if I’d ever tried it. I said no and then started realizing how uncomfortable I can feel in silence (outside of floating, that is). … Continue reading →
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Tagged Golden Silence, internal monologue, listening, mindfulness, mindfulness buddy, noise, peace, quiet time, silence, sound
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Exploring My Rules: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
This is the second post in which I explore my rules in greater detail. The focus of this post will be one of the habits from Stephen Covey’s classic book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Seek first to … Continue reading →
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Tagged Book of James, communication, Exploring My Rules: Seek First to Understand Then to Be Understood, interactions, listening, My Rules, Stephen Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, understanding
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The Power of Listening
I try to solve problems wherever possible. Much of the progress I’ve made at self-improvement and other skills has come from figuring out my weak points and then fixing them. Further, when I talk to someone about a difficult time … Continue reading →
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Tagged Dale Carnegie, Holding Space, How to Win Friends and Influence People, listening, solving problems, Stephen Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The Power of Listening
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