GENIUS FORUMS

To this writer listening is not an art. It is, from what I can tell, an activity of living, and, when dealing with the human perspective, what men speak upon is always subjective because of the objectivity of personal bias of that which has been indoctrinated into their human minds of prattling interpreters of idealism. All idealism is an extension of the 'sentient Id,' whose birth child is the human Ego.

A good listener mostly turns out to be an excellent speaker, and discerning of rhetorical prattling.

Listening is an attitude.

How is listening an attitude?

Never give power to anything a person believes is their source of strength - jufa

It's all about whether you care or not. The quality of one's listening, much like the quality of one's reasoning, will depend on the level of valuation one places on the subject at hand.

Dan Rowden wrote:It's all about whether you care or not. The quality of one's listening, much like the quality of one's reasoning, will depend on the level of valuation one places on the subject at hand.

Now that you've had your say, will you answer the question

How[emphasis on 'how', not about 'about'] is listening an attitude?

Never give power to anything a person believes is their source of strength - jufa

listening is active process.

make sure you hear what the other person says

Confucius the Chinese philosopher stated:



But

A seed grows in the silent sound of birth
A thought falls from the mind in the noise of words
Potential has vision of fallen words from lips
Creation has fulfillment in Grace and Wisdom
The power of silence is "The Word of his power." - Heb.1:3

jufa

Never give power to anything a person believes is their source of strength - jufa