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Seekers on Unique Paths

violetpastille

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2. Not just listening, but apparently "passionate listening".

Reply to guillaumeb (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 10, 2019, 08:48 PM

Jan 2019

I'm trying.

Since reading the article I have been passionately listening to my family. We're pretty harmonious as a rule, mostly, but in the last couple of days our interactions have taken on a new sweetness. Being present for someone is the nicest thing you can ever do.

Contrariwise, if someone were being abusive to me, or trying to bait me into an argument for kicks - I don't think my passionate listening is required!

I can search for bits of truth, but then I gotta move on.

Life is sooo short.

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Five Features of Better Arguments [View all] violetpastille Jan 2019 OP

So listening is required? guillaumeb Jan 2019 #1

Not just listening, but apparently "passionate listening". violetpastille Jan 2019 #2

Listening is difficult. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #3