Habit 5

Habit 5 is all about listening to people and how people not listen to others by spacing out, pretend listening, selective listening, word listening, and self centered listening. 



The type of not-listening that describes me the most is pretending listening, there are many times that I pretend to listen to other but I don't, I'm thinking of other things and not paying attention.



5 tips for on how to be a good listener.  

1. Look for hints that a person wants to talk — and signal your willingness to listen. 
2. Let the other person explain what’s on his or her mind. 
3. Encourage the person to elaborate.
4. Paraphrase what someone said.
5. Ask questions and listen to try to help work on a possible solution — but don’t rush to fix things.