第1597期：你用哪只耳朵听电话？

先问你一个小问题：Which ear do you use to talk on the phone?

接电话、听电话、讲电话，说的是一回事。

据说右耳比左耳对语言的理解能力更强，这个现象称为 the right-ear advantage.

科学地解释是因为右耳听到的声音先到达左脑 (where Wernicke’s area is located，韦尼克区，大脑听觉中枢。)

Our language comprehension is generally better and faster when heard in the right ear versus the left.

但左耳比右耳在识别情绪、欣赏音乐方面更敏锐，称为左耳优势 the left ear advantage.

假设你在一个十分嘈杂的环境，例如迪厅，音乐声震耳欲聋，这时候有人跟你说话，你会用哪只耳朵去听呢？

最新研究发现，如果你用右耳去听，会更快速地了解说话人的意思，并且更容易答应对方的请求。

Most people prefer to be addressed in their right ears in everyday settings and are more likely to do a favor when the request is received in their right ears rather than their left ones.

那么，应该用哪只耳朵听电话呢？

Some new studies suggest that creative people tend to put the phone on their left ear, whereas logical people more often put the phone on their right ear.

启示：

以后接老板电话时，最好用右耳听，这样不容易听错（the right-ear advantage）。

以后接老婆/老公的电话时，最好用左耳听，这样才能听出ta没明说的话，还能捕捉到ta说话时的情绪。

如果你是左撇子，反过来即可。

我习惯用左耳，但我仍然经常听不懂对方的话中话。你呢？