Some people don't listen to what they themselves are saying. Maybe they don't care. Blows my mind. Even when they are speaking to someone who can make a critical decision about their life. Not sure they understand that by the way they behave and the things they say, they are cutting off relationships that might benefit them later in life. Some people choose to talk when they should be listening to what's being said, especially when there's a good chance what's being said is kinda important.
I need to get better about asking questions. When I find myself rambling on and on I try to get the other person to talk. My friend Rob is a master at asking questions and getting the other person to talk. I have to work to change that around to get him to talk.
Doctors have listed several things to do to live a longer and healthier life, including regular exercise and interacting with people. I have seen similar lists and read books that say the same thing. But so many in our country are shutting themselves inside, and only interacting on their phones and computers. They don't get out and go to church, work in an office with the same group of people every day (which forces them to have to work to have an ongoing relationship with people), or sit and hang out with a friend or group of friends. MUCH different than social media, which isn't the real world.
Sure it would be great to have a job posting to social media, creating content and entertainment and information for others to read and watch and listen to. A job that takes a tremendous amount of talent. For the most part those content creators have to interact and have and develop relationships with real people in person. It's those readers of social media who sit home in their basements never interacting with real people who get my goat.
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EDDIE MATHEWS [SABR Bio] is the only player to be on the roster of the Boston Braves, the Milwaukee Braves and the Atlanta Braves: BSN (1952), MLN (1953-1965), and ATL (1966). He was on MLN when they won the 1957 WS and with the Tigers when they won the 1968 WS. He was the second batter Nolan Ryan ever struck out, on 11-Sep-1966, Nolan Ryan entered in the top of the 6th and struck out Mathews looking.
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