Two people examine why they listen: to understand someone else's perspective, or to find holes in their argument and win. The difference comes down to curiosity versus the need to be right.
The thing that I try to remind myself of, of my version of listening with curiosity, is am I listening to understand?
Same, same.
Same thing of like, am I listening so that I can find my points to prove why they're wrong and why I'm right? Or am I listening because I genuinely want to understand where they're coming from?
Let's say that slower, because that is a really important point, which is, am I listening to understand so that I can make my points and be right and make them wrong or prove that they're wrong? Or I'm listening to understand— what was the second part?
Or am I listening to understand to genuinely hear where they're coming from?
To genuinely hear where they're coming from. And I think that's a very important distinction. Which is not listening to understand the argument, you're listening to understand the person.
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