How often have you heard the phrase active listening?  We use it ourselves on many occasions and train people to develop it as a skill because we believe it’s an essential one to have – useful at work, at home, on the sports field and in the pub!

But this blog’s not about that, it’s about active ignorance – a phrase that Sarah heard on a radio programme last week.  It got her thinking (dangerous!) that in a world where we’re constantly  bombarded with information, opinions, data and news, perhaps there are some things that it would be healthy to actively ignore – people who are trying to deflect us from achieving our goals? worrying about things we cannot change? the pile of washing up?  A bit of food for thought… even if you choose to ignore it!