One of my favorite podcasts, EmCrit, Recently said that one of the most impactful books ever read is Dr. Rosenberg's, nonviolent communication.
To me it boils down to this. I often find myself in the trap of being stuck in my own head when I communicate. This over time probably lowers the chance of having truly effective conversations. I mean, what's the point of communication if it's not effective communication. In other words only effective communication is just communication lol
In my humble interpretation it comes down to this…
What I’m calling
ComCom
Which refers to effective communication using compassion for yourself AND for the person your are conversing with.
The reason to even think about this is given the numerous times a day we are communicating with people for a variety of reasons and degrees of urgency. What if we all set a goal to make 100% of those As mutually effective as possible.
The reason, Everybody lives their best life. There is no Shangri-La but there is some theoretical best possible state.
ComComm has two simple Objectives
win AND win.
Listen
Deeply
Within.
Details to follow ….
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