What You Meant, What I Heard explores how misunderstanding rarely comes from words alone-but from the lens through which those words are interpreted.
Through relatable stories, real-life scenarios, and practical frameworks, Dustin Garr examines how assumptions, context loss, emotion, and personal history quietly shape what we hear-and how quickly connection turns into conflict. Readers are guided to pause, examine their internal narratives, and recognize the difference between intent and interpretation.
Rather than offering quick fixes or communication scripts, this book focuses on perspective as a skill that can be practiced and strengthened over time. By learning to widen the lens before reacting, readers gain tools to improve relationships, leadership, parenting, coaching, and everyday conversations.
This first book in The Perspective Series invites readers to move beyond defensiveness, respond with curiosity, and create clarity where confusion once lived-one interaction at a time.
