Lesson 17 of 30~15 min
Day 17 — The listener
For one conversation today, do not talk about yourself.
Pick one conversation. Could be with a partner, a child, a stranger at a counter. Ask one good question and then actually listen.
Notice the pull to make it about you. Resist it. Just for one conversation.
You will learn more about a person in ten minutes of real listening than you have in years of talking near them.
Today's practice
Have one conversation today where you only ask questions and listen.
Reflection
- — What did I learn that I did not know?
- — What was hard about not jumping in?