Comments on: Listening

By: NickySantoro360

NickySantoro360 — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 21:52:48 +0000

I work in I.T. and as every day passes, every issue seems like a “problem” that needs “fixing.” I gotta constantly remember that people sometimes need to vent, and are not needing a “solution.”

-Santoro
monopolion

By: Garnet

Garnet — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 22:54:44 +0000

Eric- I think it’s a gift to be a good listener. But duct tape is so fun to use!

By: Eric Mutta

Eric Mutta — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 21:16:39 +0000

For reasons unknown to known science, I’ve always been the kind of person people went to, to share their problems.

I’ve learnt that simply listening and doing only that which encourages the person to keep sharing will work wonders. Most people don’t know how to solve their problems because they don’t know what the problem really is.

By having to articulate the problem and tell you about it, they get to know it. And by knowing the problem, they have attained half the solution. The other half usually comes a few seconds later, either from themselves or from you.

PS: this line is just great! “I want everything working, even if itâ€™s held together with duct tape.”