Michael’s review of Life or Death Listening: A Hostage Negotiator’s How-to Guide to Mastering the Essential Communication Skill > Likes and Comments
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honestly, realizing how terrible we all are at actually listening is kind of like waking up to the realization that we're living inside some recursive simulation loop. it makes you wonder if words are just hollow static we throw at each other because the bandwidth of human consciousness is too narrow to connect directly. did you find the hostage negotiation techniques actually worked in day-to-day convos, or does the ego always just end up overriding the stillness it takes to truly hear someone?
Hossein wrote: "honestly, realizing how terrible we all are at actually listening is kind of like waking up to the realization that we're living inside some recursive simulation loop. it makes you wonder if words ..."
Yes, I'm starting to dabble in this and it is VERY rewarding. This is like magic. It is very hard to put ego aside and truly listen but now I am much more cognizant of these shortcomings, which in itself is a good first step.
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Oct 05, 2026 10:11PM
honestly, realizing how terrible we all are at actually listening is kind of like waking up to the realization that we're living inside some recursive simulation loop. it makes you wonder if words are just hollow static we throw at each other because the bandwidth of human consciousness is too narrow to connect directly. did you find the hostage negotiation techniques actually worked in day-to-day convos, or does the ego always just end up overriding the stillness it takes to truly hear someone?
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Hossein wrote: "honestly, realizing how terrible we all are at actually listening is kind of like waking up to the realization that we're living inside some recursive simulation loop. it makes you wonder if words ..."Yes, I'm starting to dabble in this and it is VERY rewarding. This is like magic. It is very hard to put ego aside and truly listen but now I am much more cognizant of these shortcomings, which in itself is a good first step.