From the course: Improving Your Listening Skills
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How to adopt the mindset of listening
From the course: Improving Your Listening Skills
How to adopt the mindset of listening
- We'd all like to be better listeners, so here's how to make the behavior stick. First, get in touch with your motivation. Why are you doing this? Why are you taking the time to watch this and work on building this skill? Maybe your boss told you that you need to get better, so this is for career advancement. Maybe a friend or colleague said something about you not listening and you realized, I want to do better as a friend. Whatever your reasons, keep them in mind as a way to stay focused. Second, becoming a better listener shows other people that you care about them and their perspective. You can probably even think back to romantic comedies where the hero or the heroine is extolling their love interest as such a good listener. It's a subtle and quiet skill, but it's one that makes a deep impression. Third, listening well enables you to gain a deeper understanding of problems or issues. Here's the thing, if you've…
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