For many, defining successful listening in a political conversation as “understanding what the speaker wants to communicate” can take some getting used to. Before proceeding, take some time to explore this for yourself.
Before the last few political conversations you participated in, how much thought did you give to what success in listening would look like?
Your answer
If you thought about it, what was your intention?
Your answer
How successful were you? How could you tell?
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Is there any reason you would not want to set your intention to understand?