One of my favorite expressions has always been, “we have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” This adage may be nowhere more important than during a mediation.

As more of us navigate the challenges of remote work, where communication often happens through a screen, one critical skill is becoming a lost art: deep, intentional listening. Whether on Zoom calls ...

Skilled communicators pay careful attention to all points of view and listen closely to find the problem at the core of the issue. In a course titled The Power of Listening, participants will learn ...

When we’re learning a foreign language, making sense of what we hear is the first step toward fluency. It sounds obvious, but until recently, we didn’t know much about how listening works. New ...

“Learning to listen is the essence of intelligent living.” These insightful words from Sadhguru highlight a crucial aspect often neglected in our busy lives. The truly wise individuals seldom dominate ...

Have you ever walked away from a conversation feeling inexplicably lighter? That sensation—when someone truly listens without interrupting, judging, or waiting for their turn to speak—isn’t just ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

This Monday, Jan. 27, the world will mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day — a day to honor the six million Jewish lives lost and countless others persecuted under the Nazi regime. Cornell, a ...

Urban Strategy in the Present Tense is a conversation series featuring notable urbanists discussing their frontline work in urban resilience, as well as sharing their insights about public ...

In any mediation, the central objective is to resolve a dispute in a way that both (or all) parties can accept. While negotiation strategies, legal positions, and financial considerations all play ...