ThinkBig
It’simportanttoknowaboutplacesintheworld.Why?Tomaketheworldabetterplace.Whenyouhearaboutanewplace,finditonamap.Whatbigcitiesarenearby?Whatlanguagesdopeoplespeak?Whatislifelikefromdaytoday?Thiswillhelpyoumakesenseofthestoriesyoureadandnewsyou hear.
ListenClosely
Everypersonhasastory.Itmightbeabouttheirpast.Itcouldbeabouttheirhopesfortheirfuture.Whenpeoplesharetheirstory,theyaretellingyouwhotheyare.Beagood listener.
WAYSTOBEABETTERLISTENER:
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TRYTOUNDERSTAND.Don’tworryabouthavingalltheanswers.Trytofigureoutwhatthepersonistryingto say.
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FOCUS.Don’tbedistracted.Givethepersonwhoistalkingyourfull attention.
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DON’TINTERRUPT.Givethepersonthespaceandtimetospeakthewaytheywant to.
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BEOPEN-MINDED.Whensomeonetellsyousomething,they’retrustingyouwiththeirfeelings.Berespectful.Don’t judge.
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SHOWTHEMUNDERSTANDING.Letthepersonknowthattheyarebeing heard.
ThinkAboutthe Facts
Beacriticalthinker.Thinkaboutfacts.Whathappenswheninformationisnotchecked?Thenyouhavetofindasourceyoucan trust.
Howcanyoutrustasource?Askthese questions:
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Whoistheinformation from?
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CanItrustthissource?Whyorwhy not?
3.
Doesthissourcehaveareasonforsharingthis information?
4.
Whatdoesthissourcegetfrommybeliefinthis information?
5.
DoothersourcesItrustagreewiththis information?
