How do we decide which silences to fill?
“We should sit with the silence for a few beats when we find ourselves admiring something profound. Profound silence is too rare.”
It’s important to understand what’s appearing in our conversation as it happens. We can have a flow of thought between us, or we can have an abrupt stop when something profound is said. A conversation can repeatedly shift between those two things, but it cannot be both flowing and profound at the same time.
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What is Open + Curious?
You talk with others every day, but how often do you intentionally practice the art of conversation? By sharing my thoughts here, I hope to ignite your passion for creating great conversations.
Open + Curious is about discovering what better means for your conversations. You can read, listen and discuss at, https://openandcurious.org/
Hello 👋 I’m Craig Constantine. My mission is creating better conversations to spread understanding and compassion. I want us to go from simply having conversations, to actively creating better conversations.
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