You might be very passionate about your opinion, and there’s nothing wrong with that. However, you shouldn’t be interrupting the other person in the conversation because you are burning to counter their point. If you find that you keep telling that person, “But–”, it might be a sign that you are listening only to talk, rather than actively listening to your conversation partner.
If you are not even giving the other person room to speak, they might feel as though it is useless to elaborate on their position. You will probably find that if you let the other person in the conversation speak, they might feel like it’s easier to talk to you.
Being a good listener and exploring common grounds is a good way of engaging Productively and sharing differing opinions. Thanks for sharing.
While it’s important to put forth one’s view, an argument never really has any winner. I agree with you, listening is very important, something that we often forget to do. It is an art we need to master.
I think it’s important that we think and believe in different things, or what a boring place it would be. A debate can be good and seeing other peoples point of view, as long as it doesn’t turn into an argument.
Great list you got here! I should really stop saying ‘but’ when having a heated argument with my partner. And should start listening more. 🙂
These are some great points. Honestly, I think most people talk too much and forget about listening altogether – ‘listening’ only as much as they have to in order to know when they can speak next, forcing their way into the spotlight. That’s not really listening… It fails to respect the person that you’re talking with. Whether you share the same opinions or not, you should still show basic respect.
I love how you emphasized the aspect of listening. I find that it’s easy for us to give our opinions without giving enough time for others to speak up. It’s important that we ask the right questions to find common ground and better engage with the other person. This also reminded me of a Bible verse which says to “be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to anger.” in James 1:19. ? Thanks for sharing!