by Allie Volpe Vox Most of us would like to believe we’re good listeners — but the truth is, we all struggle to really pay attention when someone else is talking. “Most of the time when you ask people, ‘How well do you think you’re doing at listening to people?,’ they’re going to …
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Ten Questions To Ask At Doctor Appointments
by Angela Haupt TIME Magazine When you go to the doctor, you’re probably the one answering most of the questions. Yet it’s essential to make sure you’re asking plenty of your own. “We need to get someone to fund a bazillion-dollar PSA to tell people to be bolder when they talk to their …
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Curiosity, Kevspeak And What To Call A Street
by Kevin Burton I am a former fulltime newspaper reporter, but maybe my wife Jeannette would have been better than I was. Maybe much better. She stuns me with the questions she asks sometimes. She’s just so curious. Me? I am so not curious, I’ve had to come up with a euphemism …
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What’s The Big Deal About Small Talk?
by Kevin Burton What is your stance on small talk? I’m not into it. “I’m just making conversation.” Ever hear that one? I say real conversation makes itself. Necessity causes words to come out of my mouth. Information must be shared, I share it, so that action will be taken. “We …
Turkeys In Flight? Science And Thanksgiving
by Kevin Burton If you’re like me, most of what you know about turkeys comes from a cookbook and WKRP In Cincinnati. Good thing Nicole Cosgrove is here to help us out. Cosgrove is the lead Pet Editor for http://www.petkeen.com. Once our laughter at the classic Les Nessman turkey drop broadcast has subsided, …
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The Deep Conversation I Never Had
by Kevin Burton “Daddy?” “Grrrpha-umph.” “Daddy?” “Yes Jeanie, what do you want?” “I don’t want anything Daddy, how can I? I’m not here, remember?” “I know you’re not here, you don’t exist. Now go to sleep.” “What would I want daddy, if I were here, there, wherever? What …
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