S2E228 The Final Secret to Connecting with People with Charles Duhigg

It's a Good Life

When you learn the skills for super-communication, you can connect with almost anyone you meet. In the second part of this special episode, bestselling author Charles Duhigg shares more of what it takes to be a super-communicator in work and in life.

YOU WILL LEARN:

· How to recognize the 3 types of conversations that typically happen.

· Why a conversation doesn’t have to be perfect to be great.

· Why you can disagree and still feel connected.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Charles Duhigg

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NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:

“When someone expresses something to us and we match them, what we're really saying is, ‘I want to connect with you.’” – Charles Duhigg

“If we get focused on trying to have the perfect conversation, we don't actually have a conversation.” – Charles Duhigg

“We think that a great conversation is something where we sound so erudite and so perfect. It's exactly the opposite. A great conversation is a mess to everyone except the people in it, because you feel that sense of connection.” – Charles Duhigg

“My hope is that when we become better communicators, when we learn the skills for super- communication…that all the people that we encounter in our lives we can have a connection with, without having to agree about everything.” – Charles Duhigg

“This world has always been at its best when people can disagree with each other and still feel connected.” – Charles Duhigg

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