Listening

ByThe Dude
“We have two ears and one mouth so we can listen twice as much as we speak.”
~ Zeno of Citium (paraphrase, per Diogenes Laërtius) ~

Two ears. One mouth. Somebody did the math a long time ago.

Next conversation, try it. Let them finish. Then wait one more beat, because the real stuff usually shows up in the beat.

You’re not waiting for your turn to talk. You’re just…listening. And funny thing is, people remember that more than anything you could’ve said.

The Dude 🐸

Thought for the Day
Talk less. Listen twice as much. Somebody needs you to hear them today.

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