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Re:The Mentor Manifesto by nl on Sunday August 28, 2011 @10:22PM (#2935628)
Be socratic

This specifically refers to the idea of questioning in order to find the underlying truth: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socratic_method

That is different to just listening, or even the 70/30 rule. Being Socratic means actively questioning the assumptions and model of the mentee, rather than trying to build on their assumptions with your ideas.

Re:The Mentor Manifesto by cek on Monday August 29, 2011 @12:25AM (#2935917)
I totally understand that. I was implying that to be Socratic you need to listen a lot more than you talk. Ask a question and then listen.