The Most Important Interpersonal Skill You Need
Improve this skill for a better life
If you happen to be a military person, government functionary, or civilian factory worker in North Korea, you might want to invest in a pen and small notebook.
North Korea’s Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-un, often visits military installations, government buildings, factories, and other locales in his cloistered country.
In most photos of these visits, you’ll notice people around Chairman Kim clutching and writing in little notebooks. North Koreans are led to believe that the Kim dynasty leaders are essentially infallible. Accordingly, whenever Chairman Kim visits and offers advice, they do more than listen. They write everything down.
The obedient note-taking telegraphs respect, and shows that they are paying close attention. In a country where people disappear all the time, it’s probably wise not to upset Chairman Kim.
The North Korean notetakers may be acting out of self-preservation, but their actions demonstrate an important interpersonal skill. A skill that the rest of us should practice and improve if we want to have a better life.
My full attention
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