What can we do differently so that people can understand us better?

This post is in response to the question laid down by Hive account@ecotrain and so far this will be my second time yet to answer great questions from this wonderful community.

Humans as we are we tend to misunderstand the words or actions of other people. And this is true the other way around. Oftentimes we are also being misunderstood even by people who are close to us or even by our own family.

Since we don’t have the comfort and the full power of telling everyone what’s really in our minds and, what we want to convey or what is our true intention, we tend to be misunderstood.

Perhaps this has to do with being someone with a different perception of life. We have different cultures and traditions, such that what is good to us may not be necessarily good to others. And even if we are raised and follow the same ideologies, the same environment, the same belief, but still there’s a big possibility that people won’t understand you.

Most of the time, we disregard the opinion of other people or we don’t care whatever they would say as a consequence of our action or of something we just have said. We tend to be sarcastic. But do we really care?

I guess not, because we are totally become affected, what other people perceive about you which we think the other way around will really affect us. I mean people may not know it but deep inside we are already having this feeling of soreness or pain most of the time, coming from the thought of not being understood.

So what can we do differently so that people can understand us better?

I think the answer is not absolute, I mean it cannot be said in just a few sentences or it cannot be done in a very short time.

CONSTANT COMMUNICATION

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To be understood we must have to communicate ourselves to others. We must send some messages through our words or actions, things that most people really want to know about us. It’s like introducing yourself to people around you.

And not only that we also have to be a good listener. We must be sensitive to the feelings of other people.

BE A GOOD LISTENER

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This means paying attention to what the other person is saying or just by listening well in every conversation, try to know every person you mingle every day by heart and you will be able to do that by listening.

More so for people to understand us better we should show sensitivity and try to understand their own individual perspective. Because I believe that the more you understand others, the more you get to be understood also.

SHARE YOUR OWN VULNERABILITIES

Don’t forget to share your own weakness, spend time with them, and talk to them. That way people can understand you in whatever decision you will make or in every specific action you will do.

WHAT CAN YOU DO WHEN PEOPLE DON’T UNDERSTAND YOU?

This is another relevant question that we need to address in order for us to discern what we really need to do so that other people can understand us.

First and foremost, know why you need people to understand you. Is it really necessary? Or you can just do whatever you want to do or say and not mindful of what other people would say.

Well it could be, but since we are a social being, we don’t live alone, we mingle or interact with other people around almost every day so it's not good to just say, I don’t care.

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We should also understand how we contribute to the misunderstanding. Check yourself, consult another person, in other words, we should find ways to resolve whatever it is that cause such misunderstanding.

To wrap up things, I can say that there is really no definite answer to the question at bar. Definitely no standards, for me it's a process that can’t just be done overnight. But of course, I firmly believe that if we follow those points as has been explained above, chances are people will surely understand us.

So there you go with my answer to the current question of Hive account@ecotrain, I hope I had imparted something good for us to ponder upon.

Keep safe everyone and God bless!

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