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The Greg McKeown Podcast

203. Being Understood Is Not the Same As Feeling Understood

The Greg McKeown Podcast

Greg McKeown

Education, Business, Self-improvement

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2023

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

It has long been thought that understanding others is the key to great relationships, but this may be false. What we know now is that helping people feel understood is the key to connection. By the end of this episode, you'll be able to better distinguish the difference and therefore shift from understanding others to helping other people feel understood, and that makes all the difference. Join my weekly newsletter at GregMcKeown.com/1mw Learn more about my books and courses at GregMcKeown.com

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0:00.0

Welcome everyone, I'm your host Greg McEwen and I am here with you on this journey to

0:09.1

learn and to understand. Is being understood different from feeling understood? It's long

0:17.4

been thought that understanding others is the key to great relationships but this may

0:22.4

be false. What we know now is that helping people feel understood is the key to connection

0:29.9

by the end of this episode you'll be able to better distinguish the difference and

0:34.2

therefore shift from understanding others to helping other people feel understood and

0:40.0

that makes all the difference. Let's begin.

0:59.9

If you want to get more out of this episode, sign up for the one minute Wednesday newsletter

1:08.8

which is now at 165,000 subscribers. One of the fastest growing newsletters on the

1:14.5

web. Go to Greg McEwen.com forward slash 1MW.

1:25.1

This episode is sponsored by Factor Meals. The season is a bit ironic I think because

1:30.6

on the one hand it's a time that can be peaceful, rejuvenative, inspirational as it helps

1:37.2

us to think about higher, better things and at the same time it can become reactive.

1:43.4

It can be the busiest time of the year and in that intensity. It can be hard to eat in

1:51.2

a healthy way and perhaps you're looking for a way to be able to eat a nutritious

1:56.0

flavorful meal despite being stretched a bit too thin. Factor is America's number one

2:03.6

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2:09.4

and dinner with chef prepared, dietician approved, ready to eat meals delivered straight

2:15.7

to your door. So the advantages you can save time while still staying on track with the

2:21.5

healthy lifestyle that you're aspiring to the rest of the year while still tackling

2:27.1

the most important things in this season to do. So if you're looking for a more effortless

2:32.5

way to be able to cross meal prepping off your list, Factor can be a useful solution

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