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The Lost Art of Listening

How Learning to Listen Can Improve Relationships

by Michael P. Nichols
Martha B. Straus
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"That isn't what I meant!" Truly listening and being heard is far from simple, even between people who care about each other. This perennial bestseller—now revised and updated for the digital age—analyzes how any conversation can go off the rails and provides essential skills for building mutual understanding. Thoughtful, witty, and empathic, the book is filled with vivid stories of couples, coworkers, friends, and family working through tough emotions and navigating differences of all kinds.
Learn ways you can:
*Hear what people mean, not just what they say.
*Share a difference of opinion without sounding dismissive.
*Encourage uncommunicative people to open up.
*Make sure both sides get heard in heated discussions.
*Get through to someone who never seems to listen.
*Ask for support without getting unwanted advice.
*Reduce miscommunication in texts and online.
From renowned therapist Michael P. Nichols and new coauthor Martha B. Straus, the third edition reflects the huge impact of technology and social media on relationships, and gives advice for talking to loved ones across social and political divides

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  • Release date

    February 22, 2021

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781462545896

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781462545896
      • File size: 697 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      January 30, 1995
      What is true listening and why, the author asks, has it become a near-rarity in modern life? Nichols (Family Healing) shows how to utilize this ``art by which we use empathy to reach the space across us'' to improve and repair relationships with spouses, lovers, relatives, children, friends and colleagues, and even how to boost one's own ``listenability.'' He also explains what listening isn't, explaining why people don't listen and listing obstacles to listening (especially defensiveness owing to emotional overreaction). Humor, true-life examples and simple exercises make this a practical and even entertaining self-help guide, although Nichols can be a bit long-winded and preachy.

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  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

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