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Steve,Thank you for opening my eyes to all my one-...

2007-04-03T13:15:00.000-07:00

Steve,Thank you for opening my eyes to all my one-sided conversations.I now that it was brought to my attention from reading "The Ladder of Inference" I can now stop and listen without reacting so quickly in a conversation.

We caught Roger 'reloading'...

2007-01-18T15:07:00.000-08:00

We caught Roger 'reloading'...

I only had time to glance at your post because I w...

2007-01-18T11:30:00.000-08:00

I only had time to glance at your post because I was too busy thinking of a witty comment.

Thanks to both of you, Mike and Valeria, for your ...

2007-01-16T15:15:00.000-08:00

Thanks to both of you, Mike and Valeria, for your notes -- I'm as guilty as any when it comes to scrambling up the ladder. I credit Dr. Steve for pointing this out and giving me a tool for understanding this.

It's uncomfortable to find these bad habits in yourself. It's also very illuminating to notice how often this happens in business, school, politics (yikes), and everywhere else you look. Interestingly, I've found that by staying low -- and proving that you're listening -- you can bring the other person down. You might even have a conversation. You never know.

Stephen: I'm thrilled that my post provided inspi...

2007-01-16T09:19:00.000-08:00

Stephen:

I'm thrilled that my post provided inspiration, that's what having conversations is all about. I too am a fan of metaphors, no doubt a product of my classical education and all the Greek mythology and Latin oratory readings.

I love your use of the ladder image. I too used a ladder in a post written a long time ago. I borrowed the image from a dialogue in "The Name of the Rose" by Umberto Eco. If interested, the link to that post is here http://conversationagent.typepad.com/conversation_agent/2006/09/the_truth_of_si.html.

"mentally rehersing their next speech" I have a f...

2007-01-16T05:54:00.000-08:00

"mentally rehersing their next speech"

I have a friend who calls this - "reloading".

I'm a metaphor guy too; the Ladder of Inference is a great image.

Thanks for extending the conversation.