(Teaching Empathy) Active Listening: Using Times Videos, Podcasts and Articles to Practice a Key Skill - The New York Times
Listening is a skill that we’re in danger of losing in a world of digital distraction and information overload, writes Seth S. Horowitz in “The Science and Art of Listening.” He continues:
And yet we dare not lose it. Because listening tunes our brain to the patterns of our environment faster than any other sense, and paying attention to the nonvisual parts of our world feeds into everything from our intellectual sharpness to our dance skills.
… “You never listen” is not just the complaint of a problematic relationship, it has also become an epidemic in a world that is exchanging convenience for content, speed for meaning. The richness of life doesn’t lie in the loudness and the beat, but in the timbres and the variations that you can discern if you simply pay attention.
Research shows that being a good listener can make you more influential and a better leader. It helps you gain information, be more empathetic, cultivate trust, build relationships, manage conflicts and come up with creative solutions to problems.
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