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spiderfelt's review
3.0
Listen more. There's a reason we have two ears and one mouth.
Meditate. Speak less. Don't complain.
Meditate. Speak less. Don't complain.
nithou's review
4.0
L'art de la conversation semble s'être de plus en plus perdu, au point de mener à des livres tels que celui ci. Et pourtant même si le fait de tenir une conversation ne parait pas tellement compliqué, ce livre est rempli de sagesse et aide à comprendre comment reconstruire cet art et les mille manières de le manier et de s'améliorer. Très intéressant et rempli de clés utiles. On en discute ;) ?
“Beginning a conversation is an act of bravery.”
“Beginning a conversation is an act of bravery.”
stefc's review
2.0
I listened to the audio version of this. A quick listen for work but not what I was expecting.
silvanspicer's review
4.0
What a beautiful book! I like to think of it as Carnegie's "How to Make Friends and Influence People" but with more lovingkindness and less manipulative and capitalistic intent. The short chapters and reflection prompts are built for you to reflect on. It might be tempting to zoom through this book because it's very accessible, but I really do recommend stopping and reflecting on each chapter for a day or two to really get the most out of it.
laurao's review
A good conversation, like a good book, should draw you in. This book shut me out. If there’s wisdom, it’s buried behind truisms that I don’t outright agree with.
gbenson17's review
Not a good book for driving. Interesting, but need to read the printed version.
kait_unicorn's review
2.0
I started this book thinking it would offer guidance on how to bring Dharmic practice into conversation - how cultivating compassion, for example, can help us to be open to others and engage in communication on a deeper level. Instead it reads like a High School psychology guide on chit chat. This may be intentional, as a way to engage with a larger, non-Buddhist audience. So perhaps I am the wrong target for this book. I found it grating in places, and simplistic to sounding almost patronising in others.