Stephen R. Covey: Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the…
Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.
- Source
- From the book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, 1989, p. 239
- Also quoted as
- Also quoted as “Listen with the intent to understand, not the intent to reply.”
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