![]() ![]() ![]() You’re Not Listening is a captivating and enlightening book that provides readers with a road map on how to listen and why it is so important to how we connect, work, and live.” -Kim Scott, New York Times bestselling author of Radical Candor “I was instantly hooked by Kate Murphy’s simple but profound argument–that although listening is the foundation of communication, innovation, growth, and love, few of us really know how to do it properly, or where to even start. ![]() How well we listen determines how we love, learn, and connect with one another, and in this moment when we need to hear and be heard more than ever, this thought-provoking and engaging book shows us how.” -Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone “You’re Not Listening is an essential book for our times. It’s time to stop talking and start listening. While we might take listening for granted, how well we listen, to whom, and under what circumstances determines who we are and the paths we take in life.Įqual parts cultural observation, scientific exploration, and rousing call to action that’s full of practical advice, You’re Not Listening is to listening what Susan Cain’s Quiet was to introversion. Listening is something we do or don’t do every day. It’s how we connect, cooperate, empathize, and fall in love. While listening is often regarded as talking’s meek counterpart, Murphy discovered it’s actually the more powerful position in communication. She makes accessible the psychology, neuroscience, and sociology of listening while also introducing us to some of the best listeners out there (including a CIA agent, focus-group moderator, bartender, radio producer, and top furniture salesman). In this illuminating and often humorous deep dive, Murphy explains why we’re not listening, what it’s doing to us, and how we can reverse the trend. A listener by trade, Murphy wanted to know how we got here. And it’s making us lonelier, more isolated, and less tolerant than ever before. Many admitted that they, themselves, weren’t very good listeners, and most couldn’t even describe what it meant to be a good listener.ĭespite living in a world where technology allows constant digital communication and opportunities to connect, it seems no one is really listening or even knows how. People struggled to come up with someone, anyone, who truly listened to them without glazing over, glancing down at a phone, or jumping in to offer an opinion. New York Times contributor Kate Murphy asked people on five continents this question, and the response was typically a long, awkward pause. ![]()
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