People perceive another as more intelligent if they do some of the active listening techniques
“My job sucks,” “This apartment is a disaster,” “All of our friends are moving away,” “The neighborhood is going to sh*t.” Have you been listening to yourself enough lately? And have you been saying positive things or negative things? Often, without realizing it, we just start saying the little negative thoughts we have out loud. Of course, if we didn’t have those thoughts in the first place, when we did think out loud, it wouldn’t be so negative.
Nobody wants what they can get too much of. Translation: when you spoke too much, people didn’t listen at all. The sound of your voice was a cue for them to close their ears. On the flipside, when you don’t speak often, people know that when you do, you choose your words carefully and it is worth paying attention.
Listening more and remaining silent in group settings helps you observe and analyze various personality types. You understand people better by watching them interact with others than by engaging in conversation with them.
If someone needs to talk to you about something important, stop what you’re doing. Don’t try to multi-task and continue to put silverware away or finish up that email. You know how irritated it makes you when you try to talk to someone who is multi-tasking.
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