WE TEND TO IGNORE THE REAL PERSON AND FOCUS ON THE LABELS WE STICK TO THEM.

Perception is subjective because what people notice and what it means to them varies from person to person in any given situation.

When we get off to assume that we understand what another person is thinking or perceiving without bothering to check what the person is thinking, we run into problems in our interpersonal communication. Mind-reading shepherds us over to misinterpreting others without verifying the accuracy of our perceptions.

Mind-reading gets us to impose our perspectives on others instead of allowing them to express their thoughts.

Take to opening a productive dialogue by asking another person to express his or her thoughts and perspectives, instead of you sticking bad motives to him or her.

Checking perceptions begins by stating what you have observed and then inviting the other person to express his or her thoughts and perceptions concerning a given situation. Ascertain how your partner interprets and analyzes the issues or the components of a situation.

Failure to distinguish inferences from facts leaves us at the risk of misperception and miscommunication.

When we label somebody’s behaviour as directed by our partial and subjective perceptions, we tend to respond to our words, or label of our perceptions, instead of the real person.

In effective communication, asking your partner to express himself or herself, indicates that you care and respect his or her preferences.