Related, I’ve often thought that good listening involves becoming—in some small way—the person you are listening to. That is, your brain and your “self” are tem

Related, I’ve often thought that good listening involves becoming—in some small way—the person you are listening to. That is, your brain and your “self” are temporarily loaned to the person. Such empathy is a sort of self-expansion, as you learn to see the world from their point of view. And the speaker, in turn, can learn from your observations of what it’s like to inhabit their life for a time.