The Question on Everyone’s Lips.

What is the secret to building the community we all crave?

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Hey Crashers,

It’s fascinating how some people think. We’re all so different. I love to have conversations and find out how people see the world. It’s great for my imagination and creativity. It helps me develop the creative community I am a part of. The truth is, you can’t truly know someone if you’re not curious enough to ask them questions about themself.

How about you? Do people fascinate you? Do you like creating conversation? Are you interested? I hope so - because, as you’ll discover below, curiosity and question-asking are two keys to developing quality creative relationships and the community we all crave!

Grace and Peace,

Rich & Cass

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In today’s issue:

• A cheat sheet for more creative conversations.

• Stunning stats about our lack of Bible reading.

• A technique to transform your listening skills.

• and more…

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1. I’m fascinated with many Christian’s lack of reading the Bible. People seem to think they don’t need to read the book they say they base their lives on. 🤷‍♂️ (Link)
   
   

2. How good a conversationalist are you? Try open-ended questions to see if you can elicit richer answers and better conversation using this cheat sheet → (Link)
   
   

3. Curiosity is one key to growing community. Yara Shahid, in her Ted Talk “Let Curiosity Lead,” creates a case for being as curious as a child. It’s whimsical, beautiful, and surprisingly helpful. (Link)
   
   

4. As it turns out, many people don’t read their Bible but do think they can read other people. In his book “Plays Well with Others” Eric Barker explains why they cannot. We explore the dangers of thinking you can read people in today’s Rhino Journal below. (Link)
   
   

5. How do you indicate you’re really listening to someone? Charles Duhigg says you should “loop for understanding.” It’s what “supercommunicators” do, along with asking way more questions than the average person. (Link)
   

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Question of the week…

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The Question on Everyone’s Lips.

- Rich Langton

I made a new friend. The first time we met, he said something that stood out to me. Here's what he said;

"I'm good at reading people. I can work them out and know what makes them tick."

I admit I was skeptical, but his confidence fascinated me.

Like you, I've had people say those kinds of things to me before. People like to think they have some innate ability to know what's happening inside others. Like a sixth sense, they can look at you and "know" what's happening.

It reminds me of another conversation I had. I was doing my best to make polite conversation, so I asked if the person had read any good books lately. The response flawed me. He said;

"I don't read books. I read people."