I heard this recommendation in a speech given by Parker Palmer, a Quaker author and speaker. He views it as one step we can take to help heal our world. He suggests we avoid adversarial listening, which he described as listening for weaknesses in the other. We don’t listen for things we agree with, or like, or make us think or make us curious. Instead our focus is on finding a weakness in the other or in their argument.
Don’t engage in adversarial listening
Don’t engage in adversarial listening
Don’t engage in adversarial listening
I heard this recommendation in a speech given by Parker Palmer, a Quaker author and speaker. He views it as one step we can take to help heal our world. He suggests we avoid adversarial listening, which he described as listening for weaknesses in the other. We don’t listen for things we agree with, or like, or make us think or make us curious. Instead our focus is on finding a weakness in the other or in their argument.