You don't often get a second chance at a conversation. I find this to be true most of the time. Then there are other times when you are having the same conversation for the 100th time, and wish you were somewhere else. Luckily that's seldom the case.
Today I had a thought in the car while listening to Chris Williamson talk with Richard Dawkins. It really struck me how extremely polite Richard was during the conversation. He never uses an opportunity to pretend to be better than someone else. While he may mock or laugh, this is usually just an honest response to being flabbergasted at someone's ludicrous position.
Richard does not need to hear his own voice. He respectfully waits for his turn to talk or asked a question, and stays within his own realm. He doesn't feel the need to prove himself to others and never makes things up on the spot. He doesn't care to comment on things that he does not know anything about. I think this is quite smart. He doesn't risk saying things that aren't true, but more importantly, he goes home and reads up on the topic, article or whatever was in question, before commenting on it.
Richard is somewhere in his 80's I think. Of course this age comes with a certain dismissal of ignoramuses. Combined with his dedication to science, and a fair bit of british, shall we say, class? Richard has a very dry, and in my opinion, humorous way of speaking. I would like to incorporate some of this into my own conversations going forth.
I want to try and not 'best' anyone I am talking with. Sometimes, a conversation can turn into a finger-pointing or naval-gazing competition, and I never enjoy those conversations. I want to hold back a little more, and think things over. I can always say I don't wish to comment without knowing or seeing more evidence. It'll be fun to see how this goes.
- Trolz
Today I had a thought in the car while listening to Chris Williamson talk with Richard Dawkins. It really struck me how extremely polite Richard was during the conversation. He never uses an opportunity to pretend to be better than someone else. While he may mock or laugh, this is usually just an honest response to being flabbergasted at someone's ludicrous position.
Richard does not need to hear his own voice. He respectfully waits for his turn to talk or asked a question, and stays within his own realm. He doesn't feel the need to prove himself to others and never makes things up on the spot. He doesn't care to comment on things that he does not know anything about. I think this is quite smart. He doesn't risk saying things that aren't true, but more importantly, he goes home and reads up on the topic, article or whatever was in question, before commenting on it.
Richard is somewhere in his 80's I think. Of course this age comes with a certain dismissal of ignoramuses. Combined with his dedication to science, and a fair bit of british, shall we say, class? Richard has a very dry, and in my opinion, humorous way of speaking. I would like to incorporate some of this into my own conversations going forth.
I want to try and not 'best' anyone I am talking with. Sometimes, a conversation can turn into a finger-pointing or naval-gazing competition, and I never enjoy those conversations. I want to hold back a little more, and think things over. I can always say I don't wish to comment without knowing or seeing more evidence. It'll be fun to see how this goes.
- Trolz