Monthly Archives: September 2011

To Successful People, Acknowledgement Does Not Necessarily Imply Agreement

People are often under the false impression that acknowledgement of the ideas of another person automatically implies agreement. This flaw in understanding marks the difference between popular and unpopular persons and in many cases successful and unsuccessful ones. So, what's the big difference? Well, most of the habits that keep us from being empathetic listeners, like interrupting people in the middle of their speeches or ignoring to acknowledge when others emphasize ideas, all stem from this tiny misconception of confusing acknowledgement with agreement.
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