3. Hindrances to Mindful Listening To increase your awareness of extent to which social media can hinder mindful listening, focus on your listening habits over the next few days.

Following the example below, identify how your use of social media impaired your ability to engage fully and actively as a listener.

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Communication Goal Situation Example: Listening to support others I was texting my sister while my friend was telling me about her current fight with her boyfriend. Effect on Ability to Listen Even though I used minimal encouragers like "uh-huh" and nodded my head, my friend got annoyed with me and said I wasn't listening, even though I was. By texting to my sister while I was talking face to face, I gave the impression that I wasn't listening at all.