“The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer.” ~ Henry David Thoreau
I try to be a good listener. I really do. But I am totally guilty of violating (at least) one cardinal rule of good listening. I start mentally formulating my response while the other person is still speaking. According to the experts, it means that I am not taking in all that is being said because my attention in....