Think about the last conversation where you felt genuinely heard. Chances are, the person across from you wasn't delivering a monologue. They were asking questions. Good ones. This is the pattern that separates effective communicators from impressive ones. Effective communicators aren't optimizing for how they come across. They're optimizing for what they can learn. And the instrument they use isn't a sharp argument or a polished pitch, it's a well-timed question. In every pr

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