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Why Are the Smartest People Such Poor Listeners?

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Why Are the Smartest People Such Poor…

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Dec 4, 2022
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Why Are the Smartest People Such Poor Listeners?

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Here is an insight that often eludes us. Human beings can analyze or empathize, but they can’t do both at the same time. This fact is why highly analytical people are typically poor listeners. We can’t both listen to understand the feelings involved and make judgments about what is being said at the same time. The most brilliant among us fall prey to this dilemma more often than others.

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