The tag line for this blog—the Yogi Berra quotation—isn’t just amusing; I think Yogi was on to something. You really can observe a lot just by watching. The trick is to watch with an open mind, dropping your prejudices. Don’t look for anything. Just watch.
You can also observe a lot just by listening. Over at Lawsagna, Anastasia talks about 7 barriers to really listening. I think that 1, 3, and 4 on her list are common afflictions among lawyers—we’re trained for rebuttal, and we tend to apply that training when hearing something we don’t agree with.
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