“Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” –Stephen Covey1) Reflect upon what you read in Chapter 11 of Thriving in College. What does this quote mean to you or how can you apply it to your life?
I feel this quote means several things. The one that stands out the most to me is the fact of listening. Seek first to understand- seek first to listen, to understand what another person is talking about. In social situations you have to be willing to listen and pay attention to their interests, plans, and hobbies. "then to be understood" is the idea of you speaking. It's your turn to be understood by the other person, its the part where you now understand the other person, and now it is easier for them the understand you when you are able to relate to their experiences.
2) (Refer to page 380 of the text): Are you a “Crisis Tickler,” “Withholder,” “Irritator,” “Blamer,” or “Gunnysacker?” Explain.
I am clearly a gunnysacker :(... i do "collect" things and hold them in over time. Once i get so overwhelmed i let it all out. Its not nessecarily info or stuff about one person its collectively about several people or situations that i felt upset me. Then i usually explode.
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Good to know what type you are. The names are pretty funny but I like the descriptions. Most people do tend to keep things in and then explode.
Listening skills are SO important and we don't really learn them anywhere!
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