How to Speak How to listen
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How to Speak How to listen
Mortimer J. Adler
3 people recommended it in 3 threads, 2016–2023.
What people on Hacker News said
My biggest takeaway was this: if it's worth talking about, even if the conversation sucks or the other person doesn't understand, any bit of advancement and understanding is worth the effort. Really helped me increase my patience when talking to people.
Worth it. I enjoy public speaking and this was well written and quite useful.
he was really impressed how the students from St. John's were able to analyze his arguments well, ask in-depth questions related to his material, even challenge him on some points.
Where it comes up
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