Summary of You're Not Listening

You’re Not Listening is a timely and vital book focused on the growing epidemic of inattention in our lives and in our culture. Award-winning journalist and researcher Kate Murphy argues that our inability to deeply listen and understand one another is behind so much of the angst, lack of empathy, and confusion that pervade our personal relationships from day to day, as well as the widening disconnect between Americans of different classes and backgrounds. Murphy starts with an exploration of why attention matters, discussing the wiring of the brain and the neuroscience at play in our capacity to intentionally focus. The remainder of the book focuses on practical and achievable ways to bring attention and empathy back into our lives, relationships, and society.