While discussing the book, group member Marilyn said, “This book is in my head all the time now, just feels like a part of me…” and I couldn’t agree with her more. We had an amazing group discussion while reading. This was a group read with the Travelling Sisters. It is comprehensible to the average reader and explains chapters in an approachable way. The book is extremely well researched but a very accessible read. I highly recommend this book, and I think this is a must read for anyone in a leadership position. But along the way you pick up tools to use and tips about how to listen. So, it teaches you the significance of listening rather than how to listen. The purpose of the book though is to highlight the importance and value of listening. (There was so much I highlighted and marked!)ĭoes it teach you how to listen? Sometimes pointers, tips, and guidance is mixed in. My favorite chapters were “Addicted to Distractions” about the endless distractions that interfere with meaningful social interactions, “Supporting, Not Shifting the Conversation” about how we often direct the attention away from the person talking and direct it towards ourselves, and “Improvisational Listening” about collaborating with others. There was so much that resonated with me, and I highlighted quite a lot. Kate Murphy’s words can revolutionize your conversations and relationships in a meaningful and powerful way. The message of true listening in You’re Not Listening serves to emphatically renovate the way we interact with each other. This is one of the most impactful books I have read all year. How do feel when you leave a conversation feeling like the person really absorbed what you shared with them? How do you feel when you leave a conversation feeling like the person wasn’t paying attention or didn’t care what you were saying to them? It’s time to stop talking and start listening. While we might take listening for granted, how well we listen, to whom, and under what circumstances determines who we are and the paths we take in life.Įqual parts cultural observation, scientific exploration, and rousing call to action that’s full of practical advice, You’re Not Listening is to listening what Susan Cain’s Quiet was to introversion. Listening is something we do or don’t do every day. It’s how we connect, cooperate, empathize, and fall in love. While listening is often regarded as talking’s meek counterpart, Murphy discovered it’s actually the more powerful position in communication. She makes accessible the psychology, neuroscience, and sociology of listening while also introducing us to some of the best listeners out there (including a CIA agent, focus-group moderator, bartender, radio producer, and top furniture salesman). In this illuminating and often humorous deep dive, Murphy explains why we’re not listening, what it’s doing to us, and how we can reverse the trend. A listener by trade, Murphy wanted to know how we got here. And it’s making us lonelier, more isolated, and less tolerant than ever before. Many admitted that they, themselves, weren’t very good listeners, and most couldn’t even describe what it meant to be a good listener.ĭespite living in a world where technology allows constant digital communication and opportunities to connect, it seems no one is really listening or even knows how. People struggled to come up with someone, anyone, who truly listened to them without glazing over, glancing down at a phone, or jumping in to offer an opinion. When all we crave is to understand and be understood, You're Not Listening shows us how.New York Times contributor Kate Murphy asked people on five continents this question, and the response was typically a long, awkward pause. While it may take some effort, it's a skill that can be learnt and perfected. Listening has the potential to transform our relationships and our working lives, improve our self-knowledge, and increase our creativity and happiness. And the cleverest people can be the worst at it. Improvisational comedians and con men are much better at it than most of us. Listening is about curiosity and patience - about asking the right questions in the right way. New York Times contributor Kate Murphy draws on countless conversations she has had with everyone from priests to CIA interrogators, focus group moderators to bartenders, her great-great aunt to her friend's toddler, to show how only by listening well can we truly connect with others. Now more than ever, we need to listen to those around us. We’ve become scared of other people’s points of view, and of silence. So we tune things out or listen selectively - even to those we love most. Modern life is noisy and frenetic, and technology provides constant distraction. This life-changing audiobook will transform your conversations forever.Īs a society, we’ve forgotten how to listen. When was the last time you listened to someone, or someone really listened to you?
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