Erich Fromm’s 6 Rules of Listening: The Great Humanistic Philosopher and Psychologist on the Art of Unselfish Understanding
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Erich Fromm’s 6 Rules of Listening: The Great Humanistic Philosopher and Psychologist on the Art of Unselfish Understanding
RUSSELL RULES Rule One: Make sure your ears are open enough not only to catch what is said, but to pick up the intention of the speaker. Rule Two: Make sure you know your own intention as a listener. Are you hearing, or are you listening? Rule Three: This is the most important of the rules: Combine these very different intentions that you pick up f
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Poet Yahia Lababidi on the power of listening:
“A good listener is one who helps us overhear ourselves.”
“A good listener is one who helps us overhear ourselves.”