It’s the kind of intuitive listening needed in a different culture or an unfamiliar place.
It’s only on reading You’re Not Listening that I discover there’s a left-ear advantage when it comes to interpreting emotional speech. There’s a photo of me taken in a smoky taverna in Athens, my head cocked to one side as I strain to follow the conversation. You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters (Harvill Secker) by Kate Murphy “Murphy explores the art of listening – and how this vital skill can transform relationships, working lives and even make us happier.This article is a preview from the Spring 2020 edition of New Humanist Chris Evans, Virgin Radio Breakfast Show “Brilliant… Extraordinarily interesting.” “This lively book makes an impassioned plea for listening… An instructive and thought-provoking book that will help readers think about the way they frame questions and responses to forge intimacy.” Murphy is on a mission to bring back the art of listening, the benefits of which go far beyond being a better dinner-party guest.” She offers a sincere, passionate voice that is capable of delivering some hard truths about the current state of things while also showing the way toward a truly connected society.”- AudioFile Magazine “Narrating her own work, Murphy is certainly worthy of the listener's attention.
KATE MURPHY YOU RE NOT LISTENING HOW TO
Murphy perfectly describes a problem a lot of us face in the smartphone age, and how to fix it.” “ Learning to listen properly can change lives –your own included. “ Kate Murphy…has pinpointed an uneasy truth in her new book: we may be great at leading the conversations, but perhaps not so much being on the receiving end of them.” “From communication researchers to general audiences, this informative and well-documented book will prod readers to reexamine the way they listen to others, individually and collectively, and to consider the many negative repercussions of not doing so.” In an era dominated by incessant broadcasting and attention-seeking behavior on social media, listening offers both a salve and a solution.” “With concrete advice and a wealth of guidelines, readers will come away with tips for a better approach, one that can be exceptionally useful, whether in the boardroom or at home. “A lively debut that asserts the power of closing our mouths and opening our ears… A valuable corrective for a talkative culture.” Cal Newport, author of Deep Work and Digital Minimalism This book changed the way I think about communicating with the people who matter to me.” Fortunately, we have Kate Murphy to teach us how to reclaim this crucial skill.
“In an age when technology has made it easier than ever before to talk with each other, we’ve paradoxically become worse at listening. The art of listening is really the art of being human.” A fascinating guide to something we assume we do automatically, yet for the most part do very badly. Murphy’s book is intelligent and thought-provoking.” You're Not Listening is an intriguing and constructive take on the problem. Murphy is here to remind us – entertainingly and compellingly – exactly why it matters so much, especially right now. It feels like a reiteration of something essential. “The premise of this book couldn't be more timely. Waterstones Best Non-fiction Books for 2020 A thoughtful, eloquent volume that could transform not just your relationships but your own worldview as well.” In this insightful, cogently reasoned book, Murphy extols the myriad virtues of this underused skill. “In an age of echo chambers and multiple narratives, there is a lot of noise going on but very little listening. Adam Grant, author of Originals and Give and Take There’s no one better qualified than a talented journalist to introduce you to the right mindset and skillset―and this book does it with science and humor.” “If you’re like most people, you don’t listen as often or as well as you’d like. You're Not Listening is a captivating and enlightening book that provides readers with a road map on how to listen and why it is so important to how we connect, work, and live.” “ I was instantly hooked by Kate Murphy's simple but profound argument-that although listening is the foundation of communication, innovation, growth, and love, few of us really know how to do it properly, or where to even start. Lori Gottlieb, author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone How well we listen determines how we love, learn, and connect with one another, and in this moment when we need to hear and be heard more than ever, this thought-provoking and engaging book shows us how.” “ You’re Not Listening is an essential book for our times.
Handpicked by Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, and Daniel Pink for the Next Big Idea Club. Named a best audiobook of 2020 by Esquire UK. One of Washington Post’s ‘ 50 notable works of nonfiction in 2020’
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