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Listening So People Feel Heard

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Try reflective listening: before replying with your view, summarise theirs. 'So the late notice bothered you more than the change itself?'

It feels slow, and that's the point — it interrupts the escalation loop where both people repeat themselves louder.

Three habits help: put the phone face down, ask one clarifying question before responding, and resist fixing unless asked. Feeling understood is often the fix.

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