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Deep listening is an approach that can be used to help people discuss difficult topics - a way of listening that makes a speaker feel heard and acknowledged, so the listener can be open to views they might disagree with. To celebrate the 麻豆约拍 turning 100, the 麻豆约拍, in partnership with the British Council, invited people from all over the world to be trained in deep listening, and 1,000 young people from 119 countries signed up.

Project director Emily Kasriel describes the process as like "like listening, but only deeper. It's about paying attention to yourself - about being aware, so you're available to the other person, being aware of your judgements and then putting them aside, and then listening with curiosity to what the other person is saying."

Two people - Dylan Huey, an American influencer who goes by the name Rodin Flash, and Medhaswi Paturu, an engineering student in India, who used to have five seperate social media accounts and spend up to 12 hours a day online, discuss their views on soical media. Listen out for the pauses! They're an important part of deep listening as they give the person you're talking to time to think and absorb your thoughts.

"Social media is a force for good, a place where I found a community after being bullied at school." - Dylan Huey
"Social media was the reason I was so miserable, and caused anxiety and self-image issues. Disconnecting could be the best thing I ever did." - Medhaswi Paturu

Photo: People using mobile phones Credit: Getty Images

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