Here are a few of my favourite videos about listening.

It’s Not About the Nail still makes me laugh and continues to raise lots of questions in group discussions I lead.

Brene Brown’s video on the difference between empathy and sympathy is cute and helpful.

An excerpt from The Straight Story directed by David Lynch, staring Richard Farnsworth.

The bar scene starts at 1:30. I think this is typical of how men talk to each other. Each has a chance to tell their story to a listener who gets it (2:25). Is that fear in Alvin’s (Farnsworth) face when he realizes that he has found his listener? (3:20)

Dr. Namratha Kandula on the importance of taking the time to sit with a patient to listen.