Friday Oct 21, 2022

S2E3: Most People Will Never Think of Doing This...

When considering the advantage of listening more than speaking, there’s an old saying:
“I don’t learn anything…while I’m talking.”

In other words, we learn when we listen, not when we speak.

And I happen to believe that’s wonderful advice…in general.

However, I’d like to explore something that may at first seem rather counterintuitive.

It seems that while we are speaking — *if/when we stay conscious of what we’re saying* — we actually CAN learn while we speak.

Key Point: As we listen to/observe what we ourselves are saying, we can take in this information and utilize it as a guide to determine whether we are on the right track…or whether a “course correction” is needed.

We can even replay our words later to ourselves in order to determine the same.

Powerful Thought: I often quote or paraphrase the iconic author, Joan Didion, who famously said, “I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.”

Of course, there are also those people who say something, and then believe it…because they said it! ;-)

That’s not what we’re talking about here.

While I’ll still suggest that indeed we should think *before* we speak, let’s also observe what we say when we do speak.

The insights into ourselves can be enlightening!

Today’s Exercise: Ready to practice this? Yes, think first before you speak. However, when you do speak, be aware and review afterward.

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S2E3: Most People Will Never Think of Doing This...

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