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The Art of Conscious Conversations
Transforming How We Talk, Listen, and Interact
- 216 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
Recognize the negative mental habits that derail conversations and destroy projectsāand forge authentic, enduring, and productive connections.
We live in conversations like fish live in waterāwe're in them all the time, so we don't think about them much. As a result, we can find ourselves stuck in cyclical patterns of unproductive behaviors. We listen half-heartedly, react emotionally, and respond habitually, like we're on autopilot.
This is a practical guide for thoughtfully reflecting on conversations and avoiding the common pitfalls that cause our relationships and work to go sideways. Chuck Wisner identifies four universal types of conversations and offers specific advice to maximize the effectiveness of each:
StorytellingāInvestigate the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves and others
CollaborativeāExplore the way our stories and other people's stories interact
CreativeāSee new possibilities and discover unforeseen solutions
CommitmentāMake promises we know we can keep
These conversations unfold sequentially: Our awareness of our and others' stories transforms our ability to listen and collaborate, which opens our thoughts to creative possibilities, guiding us toward mindful agreements.
Our conversationsāat home, at work, or in publicācan be sources of pleasure and stepping-stones toward success, or they can cause pain and lead to failure. Wisner shows how we can form a connection from the very first conversation and keep our discourse positive and productive throughout any endeavor.
Ā
"A compelling read with a big impact."Ā āSusan McPherson, author ofĀ The Lost Art of Connecting
We live in conversations like fish live in waterāwe're in them all the time, so we don't think about them much. As a result, we can find ourselves stuck in cyclical patterns of unproductive behaviors. We listen half-heartedly, react emotionally, and respond habitually, like we're on autopilot.
This is a practical guide for thoughtfully reflecting on conversations and avoiding the common pitfalls that cause our relationships and work to go sideways. Chuck Wisner identifies four universal types of conversations and offers specific advice to maximize the effectiveness of each:
StorytellingāInvestigate the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves and others
CollaborativeāExplore the way our stories and other people's stories interact
CreativeāSee new possibilities and discover unforeseen solutions
CommitmentāMake promises we know we can keep
These conversations unfold sequentially: Our awareness of our and others' stories transforms our ability to listen and collaborate, which opens our thoughts to creative possibilities, guiding us toward mindful agreements.
Our conversationsāat home, at work, or in publicācan be sources of pleasure and stepping-stones toward success, or they can cause pain and lead to failure. Wisner shows how we can form a connection from the very first conversation and keep our discourse positive and productive throughout any endeavor.
Ā
"A compelling read with a big impact."Ā āSusan McPherson, author ofĀ The Lost Art of Connecting
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction Waking Up in Conversations
- Part I: Storytelling Conversations: Your Stories Are Not the Truth
- 1 The Birth of Stories
- 2 Emotions, Facts, and Stories
- 3 Opinions and Private Conversations
- 4 Processing Our Opinions
- Part II: Collaborative Conversations: Seek to Understand and Absorb Other Perspectives
- 5 In Conversation with Others
- 6 Private Conversations
- 7 Open Advocacy and Inquiry
- Part III: Creative Conversations: Trust Your Intuition
- 8 From Resignation to Wonder
- 9 Intuition and Presence
- 10 Co-creative Conversations
- Part IV: Commitment Conversations: Donāt Make Promises You Canāt Keep
- 11 The Conversational Bypass
- 12 Requests, Offers, and Promises
- 13 Recovery Conversations
- Conclusion A Lifelong Journey
- References
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- About the Author