The power of deep listening
Since we are born, we learn from our parents and at school that we have to remember a lot of words, concepts and notions. We are so induced to think that this mental knowledge is fundamentally very useful for our lives. In reality, when we try to have a genuine conversation with another person, we struggle to listen to them. Our mind is so jam-packed with thoughts that we no longer have the time and space to consider others' opinions. Our brains are overloaded with cognitive processes. At work, we have to think for at least 8-9 hours a day to accomplish our tasks. We enter into what very often becomes a commonplace where we believe that to be successful in life we can not do otherwise. Our internal silence is the only way to help us with deep listening. Deep listening allows us to process better answers. This is one of the keys to honest communication. It is impossible to make a proper speech without having observed it before within us. The right statement when done correctly hel...