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Knowledge Acquisition through Talking
Simple talks with people around may turn out to be a big gain in our lives. At least, some among us might agree with me. Many of the times, we may not really believe, but chats can be crucial knowledge boosters at times. We should not really turn out the chances of getting into some simple discussions with people around, may be friends, colleagues, or even people who are really unknown as well. There certainly would be something new and different that some person that we normally come across possesses which is new to us.
Learning through talking could be seen as a skill, which anyone can practice to perfection with ease. There are only few things that we need to change in our normal ways in order to get into a position where we learn even from a child that we are meeting for the first time in life. It is not hard to find people seeming to be having comment on some fields which they have never been in touch with. Most of the knowledge they possess will be from the information that they gain from normal talks, rather than through scratching through thick books.
So how can we develop more knowledge from the usual chats? The answer is quite simple. Pay attention to what people around talk about. Try to get involved in the discussion if it is of some interest to you. There are some qualities that we require to do it, which could be
Learning through talking could be seen as a skill, which anyone can practice to perfection with ease. There are only few things that we need to change in our normal ways in order to get into a position where we learn even from a child that we are meeting for the first time in life. It is not hard to find people seeming to be having comment on some fields which they have never been in touch with. Most of the knowledge they possess will be from the information that they gain from normal talks, rather than through scratching through thick books.
So how can we develop more knowledge from the usual chats? The answer is quite simple. Pay attention to what people around talk about. Try to get involved in the discussion if it is of some interest to you. There are some qualities that we require to do it, which could be
- Try to keep interested in the talk by sticking into the topic.
- Listen to what others speak, with an open mind. Do not under estimate anyone based on his/her position or place.
- Try to grasp as much as possible what the person is talking about.
- Interrupt lesser! This does not mean that one should not interrupt when he is doubtful. What I meant was stopping unnecessary interruptions.
- Do not just walk off if the topic under discussion is really unknown to us. One can be a silent listener in this case. This has helped me many of times to get into more researches about different topics which proved helpful afterwards.
- Think about what have been discussed, once the whole thing is over. This is the most important part where one can analyze and identify the areas that we lack upon. This could certainly invoke interest in learning more, in the mind of any person who really want to excel in his life.
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