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A recently published study of 2,171 participants found that those folks who reported having a reliable listener in their life also demonstrated greater cognitive resilience. In other words, people who ...

When you are talking to someone, do you ever have the feeling that the person is not listening to you? They may be looking at you earnestly or even asking questions, yet it doesn’t seem as if the ...

Despite our best intentions, most of us aren’t always the best listeners—but in our defense, it’s not exactly easy to give someone our undivided attention. We’re constantly distracted by pings and ...

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