Comments on: Nobody wants to listen

By: Manuel Alcantar

Manuel Alcantar — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:43:45 +0000

I strongly agree with this line from the article above “Humans are getting more aggressive in voicing their own ramblings.” And they did not even bother to listen to others.

By: aira

aira — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 05:49:13 +0000

Talking + listening= understanding
Talking + talking = worthless

By: Enriching Life

Enriching Life — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:36:46 +0000

I believe it’s all about the sender and receiver. Not everyone understands the words spoken the way they were actually meant.

By: Glenn@gijoh.com

Glenn@gijoh.com — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 04:33:22 +0000

An encyclopaedia defined hearing or listening as
“the submitting to authority, the doing of what is commanded, the complying with what is required, or the abstaining from what is forbidden.”

I guess when it comes to listening to children they think they- the parents- are the authority thus parents do not want to listen to children.

However, psychologist have noticed that the children with parents who are good listeners are the ones that flourish at school.
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By: josephken

josephken — Fri, 13 May 2011 13:57:39 +0000

Well, listening is one of the best thing we can give to other people- Some people think listening and hearing are the same- actually they aren’t-Listening is with understanding- It’s seem simple, but we find it hard to do it- to listen- People usually love to talk, but not to listen- I hate this kind of person! Thanks for your post-

By: karen

karen — Tue, 03 May 2011 02:33:37 +0000

It is nice that you discussed the art of listening. Maybe if people will learn to listen more then major differences and dispute could easily be prevented. And leaders would also learn to communicate effectively as they tackle bigger issues.

By: Mag

Mag — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 11:11:00 +0000

people whom actively listening will always be respected, The ability to listen actively can improve personal relationships through reducing conflicts, strengthening cooperation, and fostering understanding.

By: Arina Nikitina

Arina Nikitina — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 05:13:27 +0000

Hi there, Walter! I’d like to stress on the art of listening. When we take time to really hear out what the other is saying, we’re actually listening to ourselves as well. In the process, we hear our reaction and hold back the unnecessary, hurting or offense; we listen and organize our thoughts to produce powerful messages when it’s our time to talk; and we see where the communication or conversation is going. So it’s really important that we hear out others and give them ample time. It’s not all the time about listening to them; it’s about listening to ourselves as well Arina Nikitina recently posted..Can You Remember the Last Time a Stranger Did Something Nice for You

By: Louche

Louche — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:17:32 +0000

While I agree that people need to listen more, it’s not as if people have gotten worse. I mean you didn’t explain why you think things were better in “the good old days.” I don’t know why people like to throw around the notion that things used to be better and only have suddenly gotten bad. I think that’s where mythology and conservatism come from?

People have never been good at listening, from what I understand. If they had been, we wouldn’t have had so goddamn many wars, violence, hatred, the Catholic Church etc. etc.

I remember hearing a story about how this woman read a comment etched into a piece of wood and complained, “Young people these days,” but then it turned out the etching was done before she was born.

I’m sure people are better at listening these days than in the past, but we still have much work to do on that front.

By: Hector Avellaneda

Hector Avellaneda — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 03:51:03 +0000

Wow! What a great post!

In my opinion, the only reason why humans have been able to succeed as a species is because we are “social animals”

Social Animals that, as you mentioned, need to be heard. When not heard we make noise and tend not to listen to anyone’s thoughts but our own. Foolish really!

I agree with Jayne! God gave us 2 ears and 1 mouth. By nature, we should listen twice as much as we speak.

True leaders listen listen to their followers and lead on that premise!
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