2. ★★★ is not present.
Everyone is aware that it is not a nice habit and they know
perfectly well that the person gossiping, will gossip
3. ★★★
them five minutes later.
The second one is judging. It's very hard to listen to somebody
4. ★★★
you know that
they are judging you.
The third one is negativity. I remember one day, I
5. ★★★ to my
friend, "It's October 1
today," and she said, "I know, isn't it awful?"
It's difficult to listen when somebody is negative. And
6. ★★★ form of
negativity is
complaining. Well, this
7. ★★★ become a common thing for all of us. We
complain
about the weather, sport, politics, about everything. Unfortunately, it's not spreading
sunshine or lightness in the world; on the contrary, it spreads unhappiness.
The last mistake is making excuses. Some people always blame others. They just pass it
on to everybody else and don't take responsibility
8. ★★★ their
actions. And again, of
course, it is hard to listen to somebody who tends to bring excuses constantly.
If we avoid gossiping, judging, being negative and bringing excuses, we might
9. ★★★
a better conversation with people.
Adapted from: a TED talk by Julien Treasure, international speaker on sound and
communication skill