What kind of listener are you?
According to the results of a survey I’ve been conducting, about 75% of people consider themselves “above average listeners.” According to my actual field research, about 75% of us are abysmal
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A Failed Conversation
Conversation is a master life skill. Yet most of us give it little thought. We blunder along, thinking we are good at it, but my research does not support this conclusion. (My research consists
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I’ve been away from the blog for a bit. Painful back problems and very busy, but I’ve returned, much better, and glad to be here.
In a recent class I taught on Mindful Conversation, we
The family gathers. Okay,maybe, Aunt Tilly doesn’t show. Friends gather. Okay, at the last minute , Frank calls to say he’s bringing his girl friend, Mabel, but that’s fine, because she can take
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A Dinner to remember
I had the most delicious, three-hour dinner this week with my great friend, L. The food was fine, but when I say “delicious,” I’m thinking about the conversation. Afterwards, I went home,
Mindful Conversation
In recent weeks, I’ve had several people speak to me about the shifting quality of my conversation. Our son, who had been visiting with his family, in a passing comment at the top of the stairs, said, “I
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Just when I thought the news couldn’t get any more absurd, it does; just when I thought the rhetoric designed to turn us all into cynics couldn’t get louder, it does; just when I thought the lies,