# I Don't Understand What Anyone Is Saying Anymore

<http://blogs.hbr.org/pallotta/2011/12/i-dont-understand-what-anyone.html>

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## From the page (probably an excerpt, not Jamie's words)

I'd say that in about half of my business conversations, I have almost no idea what other people are saying to me. The language of internet business models has made the problem even worse. When I was younger, if I didn't understand what people were saying, I thought I was stupid. Now I realize that if it's to people's benefit that I understand them but I don't, then they're the ones who are stupid.

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