Is Listening Over-rated?

THEME : Is listening overrated?

CONVERSATION POINTS:

• people think they are better communicators/listeners than they are
• listening is a very under-rated skill, and one to keep practicing
• knowledge is not opinion
• context shifts how we listen to people
• everyone deserves the right to be heard, but we don't have to take on board what they have to say
• listening without questioning what is true and what is not - practice discernment
• we listen through our own lens and biases
• What's the balance between listening to someone's opinion and sharing your own?
• when we give advice too soon, we may not be solving the right problem
• Are there contexts when we shouldn't listen?
• laws do not protect all people and do not represent all voices
• power dynamics affect people's listening
• who "has to" do the listening?
• when ego gets in the way of listening?
• higher ups need to spend more time listening to the people who actually know -- the experts
• when big companies enter into environments against the wishes and values of the citizens
• we are all capable of listening, but we don't practice and don't use the skill wisely
• the dyanmic of you're not listening to me, so I won't listen to you
• our ability to influence to change depends on our listening
• listen to ask better questions -- instead of thinking "that doesn't make any sense," ask a question to make sense
• train our listening every day 
• deep listening to things we don't value is very challenging
• the righteousness that goes along with not listening
• People not voting based on policy, but on who listens best
• The skill of listening is crucial
• Listening as a skill that goes out the window when we are emotionally triggered

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