The Art of Listening

Niall Leah
1 min readApr 21, 2022
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This is a quote I’m pondering today.

‘When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.’ — The Dalai Lama.

Isn’t that wonderful?

It’s difficult sometimes to do this. Sometimes we wait to speak rather than listen to genuinely understand.

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Niall Leah

An ex-pat from the UK living in Chengdu, China. I satisfy my endless curiosity about the incredible journey of humanity by reading, traveling, and writing.