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You can add bartenders to that list. But yeah, our society is generally pretty terrible at listening to others. We're very selfish and self-centred, often the
by Mikeb85 10y ago
You can add bartenders to that list. But yeah, our society is generally pretty terrible at listening to others. We're very selfish and self-centred, often the only people who listen are those who are paid to.
Oh, should add, not sure if anyone is religious or not but priests and monks are generally good listeners, and free. Sometimes short on life experience though.
- HappyTypist 10y agoIt's a very simple and very cool life hack. Just listen and you'll be great friends with almost everyone.
- denzil 10y agoBeing really bad at talking to others and thus being listener only for most of the time, I have to disagree. What will happen when you just listen is that you won't make enemies. And maybe you will make some acquittances, but not friends. To actually make friends, you have to talk and open up, without each of you opening up and getting to know each other you can hardly claim you are friends. This is the only way how I managed to get friendly with at least few people - at my best I managed to open up a bit.
- mianosm 10y agoNot all priests join before they accumulate life experiences....some have their fill of life and give back by way of taking holy orders or the like. ;-)
- Mikeb85 10y agoTrue. I know a monk who used to be a rock musician, and a few priests who are full of life experience (and a few who led pretty vanilla/strait edge lives). But it varies by religion/order/whatever other criteria you organise them by.