Shut Up and Listen to Your Body Already
We are creatures that like to talk. We like to be right. We like to have control and tell other people what to do. And yet, we’re surprisingly inept at listening. Communication is a two-way street: you can’t speak effectively if you’re not listening intently. But, out of habit, we only like to listen to […]
How to Respond to Constructive Criticism (Instead of Being Defensive)
“Without entering into the discussion, he took occasion to talk to me about the manner of my writing; observed that, though I had the advantage of my antagonist in correct spelling and pointing (which I ow’d to the printing-house), I fell far short in elegance of expression, in method and in perspicuity, of which he […]
There’s Only One Way to Improve Your Writing
“Without entering into the discussion, he took occasion to talk to me about the manner of my writing; observed that, though I had the advantage of my antagonist in correct spelling and pointing (which I ow’d to the printing-house), I fell far short in elegance of expression, in method and in perspicuity, of which he […]