Roman Krznaric has a new book out on empathy, why it matters, and how to get it. Here at Chrysalis, weve been thinking a lot about empathy, compassion, and their importance in both our individual lives and in the world. This is a great little article with some tips on actively cultivating empathy! What can be done to turn around this empathy decline? Fortunately, a good deal. The latest neuroscience research tells us that 98% of us have the ability to empathise wired into our brains, but we’re living far below our empathic potential. We now confront a generational challenge – in the face of hyper-individualism and online culture – to switch on our empathic brains and regenerate our empathy, both as individuals and as a society.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 15:19:48 +0000
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