That’s right, there’s a link between hearing loss and Dementia.
Now that I’ve encouraged all deficient hearers to get hearing aids, I want to reroute your attention for a few moments.
Stay with me, okay?
I’m not talking about the ability to hear sounds and assemble them into words.
What I’m referring to is the rare and exemplary skill of gifting total attention to others during conversations.
Talented hearers (or listeners) are a scarcity today.
So many times, we can’t wait to interrupt, interject, and invade a conversation.
Instead, we should patiently hear the thoughts, concerns, and plans of others.
Investing yourself in this trait will reap you trustworthiness and respect.
It'll strengthen your relationships socially and vocationally.
Here’s a Principle, a Plan, a Positive Approach, and a Podcast that expounds on how hearing others will expand your personal growth.
Principle
Being able to hear others goes far beyond the inner ear.
Plan
Resist the urge to add rushed commentary in conversations. Practice active listening. Do this for a week, listening attentively to family members. After a week, venture out among friends. Then widen your circle (co-workers, fellow churchgoers, etc.). You'll become a habitual listener.
A Positive Approach
Open your ears and heart to others. You'll be giving a present that money can't buy. There are scores of people who need you to hear them!
A Podcast
Give an ear to this amazing YouTube on The Power of Listening by William Ury, an author and expert negotiator.
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"A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels."
- Proverbs 1:5
Motivating Mouths
"I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen."
-Ernest Hemingway
Word of the Week
Auditory
"of or about hearing"
-Cambridge Dictionary
Moving Music
Listen to this YouTube of Paul McCartney sing Listen to What the Man Said.
