Are you guilty of these listening mistakes? Most of us are! The truth is, bad listening usually comes from a good place. YOU CARE. You don’t want the other person to feel bad — so you make it your job to fix it, reassure, explain it away, or make it stop. But here’s the thing: that’s exactly what makes you a bad listener. Good listening means letting the other person express themselves fully. It means doing your best to understand what they’re saying — without offering opinions, judgments, or tr