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Although listening is often more fun, reading improves comprehension and recall. Whereas listening promotes intuitive thinking, reading activates more analytical processing.
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031 |
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With a team of sponges, the best leader is not the person who talks the most, but the one who listens the most.
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186 |
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The first time someone comes to you with an idea, listen closely, because how you handle it will dictate how they choose to contribute in the future.
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116 |
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…people usually want to be heard more than they want to be agreed with.
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134 |
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Gifts are a way to tell people you saw, heard, and recognized them – that you cared enough to listen, and to do something with what you heard.
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217 |
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…we derive support for our preferred conclusions by listening to the words that we put in the mouths of people who have already been preselected for their willingness to say what we want to hear.
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166 |
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The key to being quick on your feet isn’t in your feet, or on your lips. It’s in your eyes and ears.
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039 |
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Every moment you are talking during a persuasive conversation is a moment you are not listening to your customer. You are listening to yourself.
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045 |
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A leader does not need a podium; she can be sitting quietly on the edge of any chair, listening passionately and with commitment, fully prepared to take up the baton.
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076 |
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You do not find compassion simply by listening to people; you open the channel by removing the barriers to tenderness within you.
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159 |
