3.2e LEARN from The Power of Listening

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to tell you the truth

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to tell you the truth

phrase
to be honest

1. To tell you the truth, it's not so easy.
there are times

phrase
there are occasions when something happens

1. If I reflect on my own experience for a moment, there are times when I feel like I'm listening pretty well in my work, only to go home and find out I'm not listening so well to my wife.
pretty well

adverb
doing something in an average or above average manner

1. If I reflect on my own experience for a moment, there are times when I feel like I'm listening pretty well in my work, only to go home and find out I'm not listening so well to my wife.
humbling

adj
causing someone to understand that they are not as important or special as they thought

1. It's humbling.
the real problem in the way

phrase
what is actually the cause of something

1. The real problem in the way, what makes it so hard to listen is that there is so much going on in our minds.
going on in our minds

idiom
a significant amount of distraction in your thoughts

1. The real problem in the way, that makes it so hard to listen is that there is so much going on in our minds.
mental

adj
relating to the mind, or involving the process of thinking

1. There is so much noise and distraction that we don't have the mental and emotional space to be able to truly listen to the other side.
emotional

adj
having and expressing strong feelings

1. There is so much noise and distraction that we don't have the mental and emotional space to be able to truly listen to the other side.
space

noun
an empty area that is available to be used

1. There is so much noise and distraction that we don't have the mental and emotional space to be able to truly listen to the other side.
truly

adverb
used to emphasize that what you are saying is true

1. There is so much noise and distraction that we don't have the mental and emotional space to be able to truly listen to the other side.
2. By paying attention to those sensations and emotions, I was able to let them go, so that I could truly listen to President Chavez.
3. I believe that if we did that, if we truly listened to ourselves first, we would find it a lot easier to listen to others.
clear our minds idiomto empty your head of all thoughts of and free from confusion so that you can think quickly and well 1. How do we clear our minds?odd adjstrange or unexpected. 1. It may seem odd, but the secret is, if we want to listen to the other side, we have to learn to listen to ourselves first.the secret is phrasea phrase used to describe the key to a solution to a problem 1. It may seem odd, but the secret is, if we want to listen to the other side, we have to learn to listen to ourselves first.beforehand adverbearlier (than a particular time) 1. When I was sitting there with President Chavez, what really helped me was that, just beforehand, I had taken a few moments of quiet to pay attention to what was going on for me.take a few moments of quiet phrasethe speaker uses another clever term to describe setting aside some time for a peaceful period of time. 1. When I was sitting there with President Chavez, what really helped me was that, just beforehand, I had taken a few moments of quiet to pay attention to what was going on for me.pay attention phrasal verbto watch, listen to, or think about something carefully 1. When I was sitting there with President Chavez, what really helped me was that, just beforehand, I had taken a few moments of quiet to pay attention to what was going on for me. 2. By paying attention to those sensations and emotions, I was able to let them go.quiet my mind idiomfind calm and peace in your present thought 1. I listened to myself to quiet my mind.shout verbto speak with a very loud voice, often as loud as possible, usually when you want to make yourself heard in noisy situations, or when the person you are talking to is a long way away or cannot hear very well. 1. When he began shouting, I was readycheeks nounthe soft part of your face that is below your eye and between your mouth and ear. 1. I could notice that my cheeks were reddening, and my jaw was a little clenched.my jaw was clenched phrasedescribing how someone's mouth and facial structure tightens when they get angry 1. I could notice that my cheeks were reddening, and my jaw was a little clenched.anxiety nounan uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or worry about something that is happening or might happen in the future 1. I felt some fear and anxiety.sensation nouna general feeling caused by something that happens to you, especially a feeling that you cannot describe exactly 1. By paying attention to those sensations and emotions, I was able to let them go so that I could truly listen to President Chavez.let (something/someone) go phrasal verbto stop thinking about or being angry about the past or something that happened in the past. 1. By paying attention to those sensations and emotions, I was able to let them go so that I could truly listen to President Chavez.delicate nounneeding to be dealt with carefully in order to avoid causing trouble or offense 1. What if, before an important, delicate, or sensitive conversation, we took a moment of silence just to tune in and listen to where we are?sensitive adjused to describe a subject, situation, etc. that needs to be dealt with carefully or kept secret 1. What if, before an important, delicate or sensitive conversation, we took a moment of silence just to tune in and listen to where we are?