Quotes About Listening

Ignoring our emotions is turning our back on reality; listening to our emotions ushers us into reality. And reality is where we meet God.

2) The reason for looking inside is not to effect direct change of negative emotions to positive emotions. Instead, we are to listen to and ponder what we feel in order to be moved to the far deeper issue of what our hearts are doing with God and others.

the devout can always benefit from listening to nonbelievers. It is in hearing the voice of the devil that we can better appreciate the voice of God.

hombre de la videocámara al oír el ruido.

Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But since no one was listening, everything must be said again. — ANDRÉ GIDE

That's what writers and artists and creators do, boy. Listen to the Void and try to hear dead folks' thoughts. Feel their pain. The pain of living folks too. Finding a muse is just an artist or holy man's way of getting a foot in the Void Which Binds' front door. Aenea knew that. You should have too.

He suspected that Duane had lived in those lofty realms of thought, listening to the voices of men long dead rising from books the way he'd once said he listened to late-night radio shows in his basement.

entreaties.

Brother turned the page and read aloud again without once glancing down at the text.

But here's something that I know about friendship: Sometimes the right thing to do is to not point out that your friend hasn't touched her chicken fingers or French fries and not point that maybe she's just overreacting. Instead, you just smile and sit with her and say, I understand when really, you don't understand her at all.

Precision about language can be really, really annoying. It can make you miss the point of what the other person is saying altogether.

Hire people smarter than you. Fail early, fail often. Listen to everyone's ideas. Face toward the problems. B-level work is bad for your soul. It's more important to invest in good people than in good ideas.

The most powerful form of nondefensive listening, of course, is empathy: actually hearing the feelings behind what is being said.

But amid the din and distraction of work life, poor listening has become epidemic.

In any interaction the more high-power person tends to focus his or her gaze on the other person less than others, and is more likely to interrupt and to monopolize the conversation—all signifying a lack of attention.

Quisiera imaginar que, algún día, la educación incluirá en su programa de estudios la enseñanza de habilidades tan esencialmente humanas como el autoconocimiento, el autocontrol, la empatía y el arte de escuchar, resolver conflictos y colaborar con los demás.

What typically escalates to conflict begins, as Vargo puts it, with "not communicating, making assumptions, and jumping to conclusions, sending a 'hard' message in ways that make it tough for people to hear what you're saying." Students

Teamwork, open lines of communication, cooperation, listening, and speaking one's mind—rudiments of social intelligence

Whether we're trying to hone a skill in sports or music, enhance our memory power, or listen better, the core elements of smart practice are the same: ideally, a potent combination of joy, smart tactics, and full focus.

I can foresee a day when education will routinely include inculcating essential human competencies such as self-awareness, self-control, and empathy, and the arts of listening, resolving conflicts, and cooperation.

In 80 percent of airline crashes, pilots make mistakes that could have been prevented, particularly if the crew worked together more harmoniously. Teamwork, open lines of communication, cooperation, listening, and speaking one's mind—rudiments of social intelligence—are now emphasized in training pilots, along with technical prowess.

Independientemente de que se trate de desarrollar una habilidad deportiva o musical, de fortalecer nuestra memoria o de escuchar a los demás, las claves de la práctica inteligente son siempre las mismas, una combinación agradable, en términos ideales, de alegría, estrategia inteligente y concentración.

good listeners are like trampolines: You can bounce ideas off of them, and rather than absorbing your ideas and energy, they amplify, energize, and clarify your thinking.

A character attack—calling someone stupid or incompetent misses the point. You immediately put him on the defensive, so that he's no longer receptive to what you have to tell him about how to do things better.