LP6

        Listening is one of the skills that everyone but may not use. The definition that Julian gives for listening is making meaing from sound. Without making meaning it, as the old saying goes, "goes in one ear and out the other." If we don't apply listening in a conversation, then the conversation is pointless. If we don't listen to eachother, then we don't understand eachother.
        Julian's main point of his speach was that people are losing their listening. They are not literally losing it as an ability, but they are not practicing it enough. If you don't practice something over and over again then you will never be good at it. Unless it comes naturally, which for some people it does. I completely agree with his points. There are so many different noises and sounds in our world that we rarely hear silence. When we do hear silence it can often be awkward or uncomfortable so we try to fill in the silence with any type of noise. So since that is the case, I tried the experiment of sitting in complete silence for three minutes a day. He said that it should recalibrate, so that we may hear the quiet again. When I tried this, it was a very different feeling for me. I am used to constantly hearing noises whether it be a fan on my laptop or a drawer closing in the kitchen. It is not only an unknown feeling, but also an unknown happening. Just to try to find a place that is completely silent is a challenge within itself. When I did find that complete silence, it was refreshing. You can let your mind go wild and think about things in depth without being distracted by someone or something. It was actually incredible. I am also a person who can't sit still, so just sitting or laying down for three minutes without a worry or something to finish was an experience by itself. All of the different excersises that he said can help by making you focus on one thing. If you can focus on one thing even when there are other noises, then you can apply that skill while having a conversation. You can listen to one person and really hear what they are saying while you block out the chatter or noises.
        It is a challenge for someone to hear someone over all the background noise in our lives, but it is an even bigger challenge to really listen to someone and understand what they are trying to say. Everyone has something to say in life, but a lot of the time it is mixed in with the constant chatter and not heard. Julian Treasure made some very good points that everyone should hear and really think about.