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Hrishikesh Hirway TED Talk - What You Learn When You Listen Closely

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Stop Multi Tasking and Listen to People

i borrowed from my music listening brain, and now when i'm in conversation, this is what i try to do. Be open to new ideas, stop multi tasking. Let the other person know that you are engaged and do it without taking your focus away from them and turning it on to you. Because of making song explodor, i listen to a much wider range of music than i used to. When i was younger, i used to actually pride myself on my music snobbery. But nowadays it just feels like i'm potentially cutting myself off from hearing some great ideas. And i think that's a prerequisite when it comes to listening to people, too. You have to go

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