Marriage Course - August 29, 2012

Day 12 - Hindrances to Listening - Filters

Marriage

• we all listen through filters but often we are unaware of them
• when someone is speaking, our own memories, attitudes, prejudices, physical environment, lack of interest, etc. all affect what we hear
• some of the time we are listening more to ourselves than to the other person
• effective communication requires us to control the conversation in our mind

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  1. Reassuring
  2. Giving advice
  3. Intellectualizing
  4. Going off on a tangent
  5. Interrupting

 

  • these habits can prevent the speaker from saying what they’re feeling and they may eventually shut down
  • we need to listen first, before coming in with our contribution

Take a few moments to identify your particular bad habit and then discuss this with your husband or wife.