There Are Many Obstacles to Effective Listening

question 39

Essay

There are many obstacles to effective listening.What two keep you from listening the most effectively? Give an example of each and suggest one way that you can improve on each of the two types you have described.

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Definitions:

Society

A community of people living together in a more or less ordered community, sharing customs, laws, and organizations.

Bad Faith

Sartre’s characterization of a person’s refusal to accept himself or herself, particularly regarding the extent of his or her own freedom and limitations. This sometimes means not accepting the facts that are true about you. More often, it means accepting the facts about you as conclusive about your identity, as in the statement “Oh, I couldn’t do that, I’m too shy.”

Sartre

Jean-Paul Sartre, a French existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, political activist, and literary critic known for his work on existentialism and phenomenology.

Core Selves

The essential or most integral aspects of an individual's identity.