Before you speak, let your words pass through three gates: At the first gate, ask yourself “Is it true?” At the second gate ask, “Is it necessary?” At the third gate ask, “Is it kind?” Credit: Rumi Posts where this quotation is embedded A Knowledge Café in English, French and Russian Knowledge Cafe’s can be run … Continue reading Before You Speak, Let Your Words Pass Through Three Gates A Sufi saying
Gurteen Knowledge Blog September 10, 2021, 21:03Prevailing wisdom says that we should speak with authority and conviction if we wish to convince or persuade someone. What if this way of talking inhibits learning? Tweet: Should we speak with authority and conviction? Knowledge Letter: Issue: 255 (Subscribe)Tags: conviction (2) | learning (35) | persuasion (9) | speaking … Continue reading Should We Speak with Authority and Conviction? May be not
Gurteen Knowledge Blog May 2, 2022, 17:34We exchange information, conclusions, reasoning & questions with others. Although the benefits to the receiver are apparent, surprisingly, there is evidence that the speaker makes the greatest cognitive gains from the exchange. Tweet: We learn by talking Knowledge Letter: Issue: 263 (Subscribe)Tags: conversational learning (19) | learning (35) | Nancy … Continue reading We Learn by Talking When speaking we organize cognitively what we know
Speak up: Many of us are afraid to speak up, especially to speak truth to power, and there are many barriers to being open and frank. In organizations, this results in bad decisions and, at a societal level, many wrongdoings that are not brought to justice. We need to get better at not just speaking up … Continue reading Speak Up Express our opinions frankly and openly
Learn by talking: We learn when we talk. You might think that you don’t learn when talking but learn when listening. It is not as simple as that. When we have a conversation, we not only learn from others by listening to them but paradoxically, we learn from ourselves through the very act of talking. … Continue reading Learn by Talking When speaking we organize cognitively what we know