Hi, I'm Julia Furlund and this is MPR's Life Kit.

And today we're talking about something that genuinely feels mundane,

but is actually a much deeper habit.

We're talking about listening.

And like, hi, maybe right now at this exact moment,

you're washing dishes or you're walking your dog,

or mindlessly scrolling the internet,

that's okay.

A lot of the things that we make is audio professionals

presumes that you're going to be sort of half listening.

But there's a big difference between hearing something and listening.

My partner can tell you that.

Tell me what I did the other day that, um, you know,

bothered you a little bit.

Uh, so the other night I was in the kitchen kind of thinking about

what we were going to have for dinner.

And I said to you, hey, uh, how about we have a roast chicken for dinner?

What do you feel like for dinner?

And you said,

mm-hmm, as you were looking at your phone.

You know, I'm sorry.

I mean, we've all done it.

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