What if the key to becoming a better listener starts with admitting you're terrible at it? Most people assume they're good listeners, then proceed to miss what's actually being said, connect dots that don't exist, and hear words that were never spoken. The gap between physical hearing and genuine understanding creates distance in every relationship you value. When you passively let sounds hit your eardrums without working to comprehend, you miss the tension behind words, fail to ask clarifyin...
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What if the key to becoming a better listener starts with admitting you're terrible at it? Most people assume they're good listeners, then proceed to miss what's actually being said, connect dots that don't exist, and hear words that were never spoken. The gap between physical hearing and genuine understanding creates distance in every relationship you value. When you passively let sounds hit your eardrums without working to comprehend, you miss the tension behind words, fail to ask clarifyin...
Beyond Lions and Sheep: You Are A Sheep. Who Is Your Shepherd?
Authentic Masculinity
5 minutes
1 week ago
Beyond Lions and Sheep: You Are A Sheep. Who Is Your Shepherd?
You've seen the shirt everywhere—"Lions not sheep"—and something about it resonates. Being an independent thinker, resistant to manipulation, not following the herd. But what if this framework completely misses the point? When you swap CNN for Fox News or trade your governor's advice for that podcaster's wisdom, you haven't become a lion. You've just changed shepherds. The chest-pounding about independence is still herd mentality—you've simply picked a different pen. Here's the uncomfortable ...
Authentic Masculinity
What if the key to becoming a better listener starts with admitting you're terrible at it? Most people assume they're good listeners, then proceed to miss what's actually being said, connect dots that don't exist, and hear words that were never spoken. The gap between physical hearing and genuine understanding creates distance in every relationship you value. When you passively let sounds hit your eardrums without working to comprehend, you miss the tension behind words, fail to ask clarifyin...
