How many seconds can you keep your eyes entirely focused, still, while talking to someone?
Yesterday I was watching a video of Mark Walberg talking to a kid and one thing that stood out for me was how much focus he was able to devote to the kid.
100% of his attention.
He didn’t look away, he didn’t check with other people, he didn’t look back. His head and his gaze was still, looking at the small kid, waiting for his reply.How often do we focus like this? Not at work, but when talking to others. How often do we devote our entire attention to the other, to see them, to help them, to hear them?
I find myself often moving my gaze, entertaining myself with watching other things while I talk, or even think of other topics.
How would your approach to listening to others change, if you were to shift your focus to them this way?
Come on, give me the chills 