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To cope with these feelings of loneliness, worry, and alienation, some of us fill our calendars with social events and our phones with mobile communication apps to help us feel more connected to oth- ers. Or, we may throw ourselves into our work to combat our sense of isolation, or escape into yet another Netflix show or social media rabbit hole. We may make small adjustments, like leaving a radio or TV on at home all day to keep us company, or big ones, like chasing personal and professional accomplishments to fill the void when others let us down.
But often, these solutions miss the mark. We can be in a room full of people and still feel utterly alone. We can spend all day on Zoom video calls or sending WhatsApp messages and end up feel- ing more disconnected than when we started. Investing our energy in getting that next promotion may make us feel impressive, but no number of accolades can make us feel truly heard. And while pour- ing ourselves into busywork, giving in to vices, or succumbing to mindless scrolling online may numb our experience, such strate- gies won't actually improve it. Hardly anyone would claim to have happy, meaningful relationships as a result of these tactics, because they don't address the real issue.
That's because the root cause of these feelings runs deeper than we may realize or want to admit as social beings, each of us holds within us an eternal yearning for connection and a deep desire to be heard.
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That's why it's so important to align our listening expectations and habits to what our conversation partner needs at that moment. Once we do, we can move in lockstep together: We know when it's time to celebrate our direct report's progress, not point out what's still left to be done. We understand when it's more important to quietly listen as our sibling describes a stressful day, rather than come up with a plan to relieve their stress or talk about our own. We sense when our roommate needs comfort, and when it would be better to leave them alone. We intuit when a sense of humor is called for in a tense meeting, and when empathy is what's needed to keep the group together. Over time, the more successful es changes we have, the stronger our relationships become.
To be a more effective listener, we must understand our default listening mode, uncover what our conversation partner needs from
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