Last week’s post on communication engendered a lot of discussion on the topic. The comments and feedback I received have inspired me to follow up with a part two. However, that will have to wait until next week. Before I write part two I wanted to pose two questions to you all:
- Does your obligation to communicate depend on the level of relationship you have with the person? Why or why not?
- Effective communication requires both the ability to express yourself and to hear and receive the words of others. What would you say is the biggest obstacle in communicating for you? Is it expressing yourself or hearing others? Why?
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–Until Next Time–
Palooke
To question #1, yes, I believe that the level of communication largely depends on the relationship you have with them. While I think that it’s important to generally communicate well with everyone, I think there’s much more obligation to communicate with, say, a brother, parent, close friend or (especially) spouse. The reason I think this way is because of the fact that being around a person often naturally leads to you seeing more “inside” of them, and vice versa. Communication is bound to be deeper, which means that there’s much more chance of misunderstanding and hurt feelings.
With question #2, it’s kinda hard for me to say. I will say though that it is probably harder for me to communicate effectively. Being naturally introverted, I think internally the majority of the time. It is rare that I use discussions with others to develop my thoughts. Usually, by the time I have a conversation, I have already developed my thoughts on my own. With that said, I have a tendency to keep my thoughts to myself. I’m even more likely to do so if I am unsure, offended, or not wanting to offend someone else.
Thank you so much for your response Shawn!! I really appreciate that!