Benefits of Listening

Listening is a trait which many people do not posses, and the problem is people don’t realize that they are not good listeners and therefore they never try to become good listeners. Given below are some of the benefits of listening –

1. It is said that it is difficult to distinguish between a crow and cuckoo because they both are of same color but when they start speaking then you realize that cuckoo sounds sweet while the sound of crow is irritating, in the same way if you are good listener chances are whenever you will speak you will sound like a cuckoo and not crow.
2. If one is a good listener than he or she make good friends because friendship is always a two way process and if you are not a good listener than chances are you will never make good friends.
3. When one is at workplace and he or she is a superior than listening skill takes center stage as subordinates love a boss who listens to them and hates those who only talks and never listen.
4. If one is good at listening than chances are he or she will keep discovering new things about various aspects of life whether its professional or personal because an active listener imbibe the knowledge of others better than those who never listen.
5. The biggest benefit of listening is that it is not difficult to become a good listener; you do not need any training or make changes to your lifestyle to become a good listener.