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There are many ways to listen badly, sometimes affected by the listener and sometimes by the environment. Common habitsBad listening is common, but is seldom really intended. The way that it effectively works is that we fall into the thoughtless repeating patterns of habits. Here are some of the bad habits as suggested by several authors. It is scary how many of these may be recognized in oneself... Nichols and Stevens (1957) offer the following list as poor listening habits.
Robertson (1994) describes the following list as the ten most common bad listening habits.
Barker and Watson (2000) suggest the following as irritating listening habits:
Key issuesIt is interesting to note the overlaps and differences in the above lists. Key underlying aspects about these include:
See alsoNichols, R. G. and L. A. Stevens (1957). Are you listening? New York, McGraw-Hill. Arthur Robertson (1994). Listen for Success, Irwin Larry Barker and Kittie Watson (2000). Listen Up: How to Improve Relationships, Reduce Stress, and Be More Productive by Using the Power of Listening, St. Martin's Press |
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