What are you listening to?" means " and is a common way to ask someone to share what's on their headphones or speakers, often to start a conversation about music, podcasts, or their current mood; it can also refer to a popular song by human benchmark Instead of actually paying attention to and really hearing what the other person is saying to us, we are inside our own head, thinking about what we want to say in response, that might help them. Appreciative listening is listening for enjoyment, empathic listening shows mutual concern for the speaker, and comprehensive listening involves understanding messages like in lectures.
