Before the invention of writing, people conveyed virtually all knowledge through some combination of showing and telling. Elders recited tribal histories to attentive audiences.
this is probably how so much meaning was lost through wrong interpretations of things
u can’t go wrong by showing interest in what other people say and making them feel important. In other words, the better you listen, the more you’ll be listened to” (Jarvis, 2009).
If you want to be listened to, the things you're saying have to be interesting, it doesn't matter how interested you pretend to be in what they are saying