Word: listens
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...This is the same person who never answers his phone before 9:30 a.m. because he hates having to listen to all the "whiny people-crap excuses" the slacker employees come up with...
...worked with a manager who tunes most people out after fifteen words. His rationalization is that everyone should be able to get their point across in 15 words or less-or else it's not worth the time to listen. Complex multi-million dollar projects were decided by summaries of summaries...
...counsel the candidates for school president. Will this be the most serious student campaign ever? "I don't think there will be a media campaign," says Matalin. Adds Carville: "The real trick with any 61-year-old dealing with any 16-year-old is to get them to listen to a word you say. I'm remarkably unsuccessful with my own." --Reported by Melissa August/Washington
...more trouble "turning down background thoughts when turning to a new task," says Rotman senior scientist and assistant director Cheryl Grady. "Younger adults are better at tuning out stuff when they want to," says Grady. "I'm in my 50s, and I know that I can't work and listen to music with lyrics; it was easier when I was younger...
...Tomagola says Jakarta's recent truce with rebels in formerly restive Aceh province has inspired Papuans to take to the streets in hopes of securing similar concessions. Indeed, maintaining the status quo in Papua might no longer be an option. "Jakarta must change the way it handles Papua and listen to people's complaints," says Thamrin. "Otherwise the violence will continue and get worse every time it breaks...