IMPROVING LISTENING SKILLS

IMPROVING LISTENING SKILLS

Human ears are, in the modern world, continually bombarded with sounds. People hear these sounds but do not listen to all of them. They should be thankful to God that they cannot because if they do, they shall go mad! As a self-defense mechanism, listeners block off many sounds from their consciousness by tuning them out.

Blocking off sounds is a good device as it helps in concentrating on what people want to hear. Unfortunately, they also run the risk of blocking off what they should be listening. They develop such habits so that many times, they block off even when they are in the company of their best friends.
Fortunately, such habits can be unlearnt and replaced with good listening habits. Being aware of this deficiency is giving the process of unlearning a good start!