1st QUESTION: What is one of the most significant barriers to active listening according to the text?

2nd QUESTION: What happens when we listen with the intention of responding instead of understanding?

La conversación se vuelve más eficiente" → "The conversation becomes more efficient"
We stopped processing the information we're receiving
We understand the other's point of view better
We help the person you're speaking with feel more valued

Do deep breathing exercises
Ask the other person to speak more slowly
Ignorar los pensamientos hasta que la conversación termine" -> "Ignore thoughts until the conversation ends"
Write down the distracting thought to get it out of your head

Ignore the flow of thoughts completely
Ask the interlocutor to pause
Acknowledge the existence of this stream of thoughts and understand it as a distraction to be managed
Talk more so you don't have time to think