At times, we are all guilty of listening to reply rather than listening to understand. Something we could all probably work on. It's difficult to learn and grow when we're only interested in defending our position.
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Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Nov 20: TED Talks
I ran across this TED Talk recently and it really got me thinking about how much our biases affect how we respond to opposing information and opinions. Whether it's politics, religion, science, or our favorite sports team, we can be so biased that we refuse to accept new information that is contradictory to our firmly held beliefs.
At times, we are all guilty of listening to reply rather than listening to understand. Something we could all probably work on. It's difficult to learn and grow when we're only interested in defending our position.
John <><
At times, we are all guilty of listening to reply rather than listening to understand. Something we could all probably work on. It's difficult to learn and grow when we're only interested in defending our position.
John <><
I remember an old saying, "An expert is somebody that knows more and more about less and less".
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