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Monday, October 05, 2009
The big difference between talking and listening
When you talk, you repeate what you already know, when you listen, you often learn something.
While I frequently have to remind Thomas that you learn better with your mouth closed and ears opened, I have to disagree with the first part of the quote, since it has no qualifier.
I have found fairly often over the years that it is only in talking something through that I find out what I really think about something.
You make a great point. Recently a friend commented that there are truths in proverbs, even when they are opposites.
For example "Look before you leap." says there is wisdom in being cautious and thinking things out. Yet "The early bird gets the worm." reminds us not to sit around waiting.
Like you, I have learned important break through thoughts in talking things out with close family and friends. I have especially learned a lot in talking with my father, when about all he would do was just listen.
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While I frequently have to remind Thomas that you learn better with your mouth closed and ears opened, I have to disagree with the first part of the quote, since it has no qualifier.
I have found fairly often over the years that it is only in talking something through that I find out what I really think about something.
You make a great point. Recently a friend commented that there are truths in proverbs, even when they are opposites.
For example "Look before you leap." says there is wisdom in being cautious and thinking things out. Yet "The early bird gets the worm." reminds us not to sit around waiting.
Like you, I have learned important break through thoughts in talking things out with close family and friends. I have especially learned a lot in talking with my father, when about all he would do was just listen.
My pastor recently said: If it's not a paradox, it's probably not true [smile].
I still like the quote, even if it does downplay the importance of talking things out and rehashing them.
~Luke
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