One concept that I found interesting were the barriers to
active listening. The book lists ten different barriers. The first one is the
one that I found the most useful to myself. The first barrier is, lack of
interest. The book mentions that people lack the interested in the subject
matter either because it’s uninteresting to them, or too difficult to
understand. When a person lacks interested, then it can lead to boredom,
daydreaming, impatience with the speaker, and more. I have found myself
daydreaming when listening to others, especially if the speaker is talking
about something they have already told me.
I can get annoyed with hearing the same thing over and over, and I will
get bored with the conversation or just leave the room. The book also mentions
a way to work with the barrier. It mentions that people should find things that
interest them, or to just tell themselves that they should pay attention for
the moment, since they are there.
Hi Roro, I really enjoyed reading your response. I found the section on barriers very interesting to read too. You discussed how you found one of the barriers the book listed especially applicable to you. Lack of attention is something I think everyone can relate too. Trying to listen about a topic that you don’t find interesting can be boring. A lack of interest can make it easy to zone off and not pay attention. I think that even if we find the topic boring that we need to practice being active listeners even when we have a lack of interest. Nice work this week!
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