Oren Jay Sofer, Practicing Mindful Communication

10% Happier with Dan Harris

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Dan Harris, Health & Fitness, Mindfulness, Dharma, Mental Health, Meditation

4.6 • 12.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2018

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

In every conversation we have, from mundane to serious, our personal motivations drive what we say. But most of the time we are not aware of what our personal motivations are and we can end up mindlessly saying something that causes conflict with someone else. Oren Sofer has spent years studying this and has written a how-to guide to help people apply mindfulness techniques to have more meaningful conversations. He describes the importance of learning to communicate better as a "life hack" that will have a positive effect on every area of your life. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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1:24.2	Do you ever tune out in the middle of a conversation with somebody you ever ever ever check your
1:29.3	email in the middle of a conversation with somebody do you ever lose your temper in the
1:33.2	middle of a conversation ever say something you later regret. You ever feel like you're
1:37.1	failing to get your message across. You ever feel like you're talking past whoever you're
1:42.1	talking to. I think most of us have had these feelings.
1:45.9	Can meditation help? Damn straight it can. And our guest this week, Orrin Sofer, is an ace
1:52.5	on the score. He spent years looking into how to use meditation as a communication tool.
2:01.0	And just as you've heard me say a thousand times that happiness, patience, gratitude,
2:07.1	compassion, these are all skills. Well communication is a skill too. And it can help you in pretty
2:14.1	much every area of your life, including your interpersonal relationships and your work
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