But here’s always room for improvement i suppose 4 months ago

I guess I need to record when I notice myself doing this and what effect it has had. 6 months ago

I need to do this with family and at work as much as anywhere. I tend to tune out when I’m not interested in what someone is saying. I need to work on the ‘seek first to understand’ part. 7 months ago

Less talking and more listening. I hate facing my short comings, but this is one of them. I need to listen more, engage people in a conversation and not turn it around to be about me or my experiences. I don’t like the way this must come across to people, and I am working on it. I love to hear about peoples everyday life. I don’t mind hearing about peoples jobs, family, and daily adventures. I realize some people don’t want to hear or know that stuff about others. Still working on this. 7 months ago

I have an annoying tenancy to not really listen, but just to interrupt whenever possible, and talk about how the topic relates to me.I hate when others do that, so I don’t know how this habit got so bad for me, but it has to stop. I need to learn to just listen to what someone else has to say, and maybe ask relevant questions, and just let them talk. 10 months ago

I was listening to a talk recently where the speaker said speak only 20% of the time in conversations, especially with strangers. I’m not sure how I feel about that, if it is even feasible or practical but I’m going to give it a try. 10 months ago

This is hard. I interrupt more than I’d like and don’t always pay attention to what other people have to say because I’m trying too hard to remember what I have to say! Mainly I want to learn to respect what they’re saying more and catch myself when I’m interrupting. Will take some time, but I will get better. 10 months ago

I caught myself interrupting three times today. I need to be more patient and give people the time they need to speak. 11 months ago

I am learning to listen more and speak less. I know my eldest daughter needs an ear and a shoulder right now. I have been doing better than I had in the past at listening rather than talking. Since I come from a family of talkers, this is a struggle. 11 months ago

I am learning to listen more and speak less. I know my eldest daughter needs an ear and a shoulder right now. I have been doing better than I had in the past at listening rather than talking. Since I come from a family of talkers, this is a struggle. 11 months ago

I am learning to listen to my daughters concerns about her divorce and what she is going to do with her life. She really just needs to vent and ponder right now. I am fighting the urge to give her unsolicited advice. I think that she just needs to lean on me a little bit while she gets over the shock of the seperation and pending divorce. So I am just listening and hugging and holding in the mother smother until I feel she is ready. 12 months ago