Meditations 6.53

Reflections on Marcus Aurelius

Accustom yourself to attend carefully to what is said by another, and as much as it is possible, be in the speaker’s mind.

—Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Book 6.53 (tr Long)

I know immediately that I am listening in bad faith when I am simply letting someone speak, in the expectation that I can then speak my own mind once he is finally done. If I’m draw…