Jordan Peterson on One of the Benefits to Listening

"By contrast, if you are called upon to summarize someone's position, so that the speaking person agrees with that summary, you may have to state the argument even more clearly and succinctly than the speaker has even yet managed. If you first give the devil his due, looking at his arguments from his perspective, you can (1) find value in them, and learn something in the process, or (2) hone your positions against them (if you still believe they are wrong) and strengthen your arguments further against challenge. This will make you much stronger."

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- The Man Who Listened. Listening is a superpower.

- From the archives: Umberto Eco on buying books.

- Is just ignoring the judges the way to go? The Biden Administration did it for years.

- The Consumer AI revolution won't be technical - it'll be emotional.

Farnam Street Knowledge

Active Listening: The Master Key to Effective Communications.

"Listening is difficult because it involves suppressing your ego long enough to consider what is being said before you respond." Listening is a superpower but perhaps the only one that needs to be practiced.

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"There are few cheerier things than buying a bunch of used books and taking them to a cafe to read." - Paul Graham

"The most luxurious possession, the richest treasure anybody has, is his personal dignity." - Jackie Robinson

"The people with the weakest opinions need the most censorship to keep their worldview intact. Social media protects the weakest opinions until that's the only kind there are." - Scott Adams

"You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time." - M. Scott Peck

Farnam Street Knowledge

 Active Listening: The Master Key to Effective Communications.

"Listening is difficult because it involves suppressing your ego long enough to consider what is being said before you respond." Listening is a superpower but perhaps the only one that needs to be practiced.

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it." - Bruce Lee

"When listening to another person, don't just listen with your mind, listen with your whole body." - Eckhart Tolle

"With money you are a dragon, with no money, a worm." - Chinese Proverb

"The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think." - Horace Walpole

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"If you don't know what your top three priorities are, you don't have priorities." - Donald Rumsfeld

"Everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely happen a third time." - Paulo Coelho

"You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time." - M. Scott Peck

"The things I'm surrounded by are going to change and disappear, so let me enjoy their beauty as they are right now." - Bernie Glassman

Farnam Street Knowledge

 Active Listening: The Master Key to Effective Communications.

"Listening is difficult because it involves suppressing your ego long enough to consider what is being said before you respond." Listening is a superpower but perhaps the only one that needs to be practiced. 

Farnam Street Knowledge

- The Shortness of Time

- Resonance: How to Open Doors for Other People

- Ethos, Logos, and Pathos: The Structure of a Great Speech

Farnam Street Knowledge

- What You Truly Value

- E.B. White's Beautiful Letter to Someone Who Lost Faith in Humanity

- Active Listening: The Master Key to Effective Communication

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- Good Science, Bad Science, Pseudoscience: How to Tell the Difference. I kept thinking of this Michael Crichton quote while reading the article.

- The Inner Game: Why Trying Too Hard Can be Counterproductive

- Resonance: How to Open Doors for Other People. The "listen, summarize, show" advice is particularly important.