The odds are very good that the last person to whom you spoke barely heard anything you said. Don't take it personally -- most people just don't listen.
Most of us know it's bad to be so stuck in our own biases and beliefs that we block out half of what other people say... because we label their thoughts as "wrong" even before they stop talking.
When you actually listen to another, you quiet that voice in your head that almost never shuts up. Plus, you actually stop talking... and most of us would do well to talk a bit less, especially when we are trying to learn. More here....
-- Bruce Kasanoff
