The following Mark's Daily Apple article was written by Mark Sisson, and is narrated by Tina Lehman.

Nine Primal Ways to Become a Better Communicator.

Eons ago, an evolutionary shift took root that would change the human story.

In fact, it would write it.

I'm talking, of course, about the capacity for human language.

The development spurred collaborative ability, and as a result, social organization.

Where visceral reality once ruled, other conceptual layers came into play.

Cosmological narratives, genealogical stories, interband negotiations just to get things started.

Perhaps rudimentary drawings or food offerings might have put us on a path to the above,

but it wasn't until language that these came to real fruition.

With language, culture and all that comes with it was born.

The ability to communicate didn't eradicate raw instinct by any means,

but it spoke back to it and opened up options for human social connection.

We rely on communication for all we do, how we parent, how we lead, how we love, how we navigate

the world and all of our relationships. And yet, it's no secret that we're doing our communicative

talents no favors these days.

From the filter of technology to the culture of busy, we seem to be backing ourselves into

our virtual isolated corners more and more.

Sherry Turkle, a writer and researcher I mentioned in Primal Connection, studies digital culture and its effect on human communication.

Quote, our networked life allows us to hide from each other, even as we're tethered to each other,

end quote. With even phone calls now being seen as intrusive, we live with increasing layers

between ourselves and those we love or work with.

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