original publish date: 11th February, 2010
decades on …
I’m not against active listening, just those people who pride themselves on being Active Listeners.
Performative mirroring is best left on the playground.
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Child #1: What are you doing?
Child #2: What are you doing?
Child #1: Stop it!
Child #2: Stop it!
Child #1: Stop repeating what I say!
Child #2: Stop repearing what I say!
Caption: Active listeners were born annoying.