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Hi! I think for one to listen one does have to possess an empty accepting mind! An unbiased, open approach and one certainly is not in such a state when angry so there is little chance one is going to be a good listener! This however, does not apply to everyone! I have seen people quite open to suggestions when they are in the very cusp of a rage but then again its not their mind which is clouded is it! So you are absolutely right in saying its difficult to be a good listener when one is mad!!! But then at that particular time i think one should be concentrate on one's own problems rather than taking on others!!!

i have to make sure i listen. it is always easier to get my point across then to merely listen to someone else. i can do alot of talking but i want to make sure i listen really listen to someone else. if someone tells me something i should do sometimes i just ignore it. they may be trying to help me for example, but i just do my own thing. i think we really have to try to listen more

According to me, you are right. I can't listen when I have lot of problems inside. I listen to all people more than talk, but only when I so good inside, in mood. Otherwise, I'm just distracted and can't listen.

yes i too think that when you are really mad and you have many things to tell you can not sit back and listen quietly.You can either yell or scream out loud else you can vent your anger when you are really in need to vent it out. Thats why it is said that listening is a skill and you have to practice this in order have a power of listening in daily life. But when we have problem and we cannot bear the frustration we failed to listen to others.This is common for everyone in life.