The Lost Art of Listening, Second Edition. ; How Learning to Listen Can Improve Relationships

This book has been replaced by The Lost Art of Listening, Third Edition, ISBN 978-1-4625-4274-1.

one Person Talks; The Other Listens. It's So Basic That We Take It For Granted. Unfortunately, Most Of Us Think Of Ourselves As Better Listeners Than We Actually Are. Why Do We So Often Fail To Connect When Speaking With Family Members, Romantic Partners, Colleagues, Or Friends? How Do Emotional Reactions Get In The Way Of real Communication? This Thoughtful, Witty, And Empathic Book Has Already Helped Over 100,000 Readers Break Through Conflicts And Transform Their Personal And Professional Relationships. Experienced Therapist Mike Nichols Provides Vivid Examples, Easy-to-learn Techniques, And Practical Exercises For Becoming A Better Listener--and Making Yourself Heard And Understood, Even In Difficult Situations.

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what Is True Listening And Why, The Author Asks, Has It Become A Near-rarity In Modern Life? Nichols (family Healing) Shows How To Utilize This ``art By Which We Use Empathy To Reach The Space Across Us'' To Improve And Repair Relationships With Spouses, Lovers, Relatives, Children, Friends And Colleagues, And Even How To Boost One's Own ``listenability.'' He Also Explains What Listening Isn't, Explaining Why People Don't Listen And Listing Obstacles To Listening (especially Defensiveness Owing To Emotional Overreaction). Humor, True-life Examples And Simple Exercises Make This A Practical And Even Entertaining Self-help Guide, Although Nichols Can Be A Bit Long-winded And Preachy. (mar.)

One person talks; the other listens. It's so basic that we take it for granted. Unfortunately, most of us think of ourselves as better listeners than we actually are. Why do we so often fail to connect when speaking with family members, romantic partners, colleagues, or friends? How do emotional reactions get in the way of real communication? This thoughtful, witty, and empathic book has already helped over 100,000 readers break through conflicts and transform their personal and professional relationships. Experienced therapist Mike Nichols provides vivid examples, easy-to-learn techniques, and practical exercises for becoming a better listener--and making yourself heard and understood, even in difficult situations.

Biography

Michael P. Nichols, PhD, Professor of Psychology at the College of William and Mary, is the author of Stop Arguing with Your Kids, among numerous other books. He is a well-known therapist and a popular speaker.

One person talks; the other listens. It's so basic that we take it for granted. Unfortunately, most of us think of ourselves as better listeners than we actually are. Why do we so often fail to connect when speaking with family members, romantic partners, colleagues, or friends? How do emotional reactions get in the way of real communication? This thoughtful, witty, and empathic book has already helped over 125,000 readers break through conflicts and transform their personal and professional relationships. Experienced therapist Mike Nichols provides vivid examples, easy-to-learn techniques, and practical exercises for becoming a better listener--and making yourself heard and understood, even in difficult situations. "This perennial bestseller has already helped tens of thousands of readers resolve conflicts and transform their relationships with family members, romantic partners, colleagues, and friends. Renowned therapist Michael P. Nichols explains why we often feel cut off from those we care about and provides easy-to-learn techniques for really hearing and being heard. Thoughtful, witty, and empathic, the book is filled with vivid examples that readers of all ages and walks of life can relate to. The revised second edition features practical exercises for building key skills, plus a new chapter on listening to kids and teens"-- Provided by publisher "This thoughtful, witty, and empathic book has already helped over 100,000 readers break through conflicts and transform their personal and professional relationships. Experienced therapist Mike Nichols provides vivid examples, easy-to-learn techniques, and practical exercises for becoming a better listener--and making yourself heard and understood, even in difficult situations"--Page 4 of cover Published in 1893, The Coast of Bohemia features a female art student as its protagonist. The scenery and feel of the book is said to have been inspired by Howells's early experiences at Pfaff's, a beer cellar in New York that drew artists, playwrights, and writers. A thorough and detailed guide to listening by a psychoanalyst and family therapist, with many examples, and exercises at the end of each chapter. The focus is on relationships in a wide variety of contexts, and on family therapy.