I'll be sharing mind-unnerving games, case studies and more during the coming months. Considering that I appreciate good emphatic listeners, the initiation of my blog content starts with a game of listening.

Let's do a test of your listening ability. Get a paper and pen. You have two minutes to do this. If you take more time, you need to improve your listening skills. Read all the instructions below before doing anything.

• Write your name in the top right corner of the paper
• Draw five small squares in the top left corner
• Put a circle around each square
• Put an X on the lower left-hand corner
• Draw a triangle around the X you just made
• Sign your name at the bottom of the page
• On the back of your page multiply 70 x 30
• Write the answer to the above problem adjacent to your signature
• Check whether you have done all the above correctly

Now that you have finished reading carefully, do only the first instruction.