I've said this before in another blog for another class -I'm not particularly thrilled with blogging. But I must admit I am really excited about this course on Gender Communications.
It is a sad fact that I manage to communicate really well with animals, but I struggle with humans of either gender...so if anyone needs this education, I do. Animals are so predictable, you know? Typically an animal will vary their behavior (their communication) by degree, but for the most part there aren't any mixed messages, manipulation or psychological war-fare - as can be the case with humans.
For me, I find myself over-analyzing just about every single relationship I have - whether it be my own marriage, my relationship with my boss or even the 3 minutes with the cashier at the grocery store. I wonder if what I said was offensive or impressive or obsessive (heh), if I made her or him feel thisway or thatway. I hope that I made the right impression and that I appeared genuine (but was I really being genuine?). I wonder if I was too distant or too forward, too flirty or too cold. I even do this when I send an email.
Yes, I can really use this class.
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Analyzing how your behavior impacts others is a critical social skill. Those that don't have it are chronically offensive to others. It is not a bad thing.
ReplyDeleteI can tell I am older than you. I don't mind learning, but I really have no desire to go back to school again. It might be good for my paycheck, but..... Now, if I were independently wealthy and didn't have to work we might be talking a totally different story. I'm just too tired with my job and home to do any such thing.
"Analyzing how your behavior impacts others is a critical social skill. Those that don't have it are chronically offensive to others. It is not a bad thing."
ReplyDeleteLet me clarify - it is not a bad thing to monitor the effect of your behavior and words on others. It allows you to "fix" something if you detect that you have been misunderstood or miscommunicated.