talk less and listen more

I didnt realise how often I sit there waiting for other people to finsih what they’re saying just to have my say -instead of really listening to what they are saying. I am working on this now, really trying to listen and not be so interested in speaking myself. It is harder than I thought -may need to have my mouth stitched close temporarily!!!

I have to admit, this is a hard one for me. But I have to learn that sometimes people just want to vent and aren’t looking for mt advice, they are just looking for someone to hear them. I have to learn to understand that advice is fine if given, but only when asked to give it. I am going to try to be really cognizant about this and try really extremely hard to do this. I think I will start small and say I will try to do this today and see how it works out.

Cuz there are 2 ears and 1 mouth for a reason.

whatever, i talk to much!!! SHUT UP DAVID!

he who speaks knows not, he who knows…

I hate gossip. I want to learn to stay away from it more.

this is the key to winning friends and influencing people, being a good friend and building up an affectional bond with someone.

I really like listening to my friends and meeting new people, people are usually just great and live really interesting, unusual and intriguing lives full of minor and major adventures, they only need someone to point it out to them.

There’s an old saying about people being created with two ears and one mouth and they ought to be used in that ratio, meaning you should listen twice as much as you speak, maybe there’s something in that.