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> [Listening well is an exercise of attention and by necessity hard work. It is because they do not realize this or because they are not willing to do the work that most people do not listen well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-scott-peck/listening-well-is-an-exercise-of-attention-and-by-necessity-hard-work/)

[M. Scott Peck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-scott-peck/)

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> [“The Listening Exercise Relax. Close your eyes. Try for several minutes to concentrate on all of the sounds you hear in your surroundings, as if you were hearing an orchestra playing its instruments. Little by little, try to separate each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/the-listening-exercise-relax-close-your-eyes-try-for-several-minutes/)

[Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/)

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