Disturb Me, Please!

To become a good listener: First of all, a listener must have keen attention and the ability to observe the differences that surprise or disturb us. Second, a tolerant mentality as well as an open attitude are also crucial for the listener to step out of the comfort zone, make friends widely, and be patient and willing to listen to others’ comments. Third, I’d like to mention that a good listener will also express his/her opinions after listening, so that the other person will also recognize different viewpoints. This could help them make progress with each other. However, when the listener expresses his or her opinions, it is definitely not with the idea of changing others’ opinions to exactly the same as the listener’s, but with the intention of expressing the listener’s own differing opinions. Just like what the last paragraph says in the article, it is not necessary to have our opinions perfectly aligned. The key is that people can grow closer through listening.