By Emma Pattee — 2020
Ever wondered how empathetic you are? Consider the advice of these five people who have spent their lives studying, understanding and practicing empathy.
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More and more, we live in bubbles. Most of us are surrounded by people who look like us, vote like us, earn like us, spend money like us, have educations like us and worship like us. The result is an empathy deficit, and it’s at the root of many of our biggest problems.
We can cultivate empathy throughout our lives, says Roman Krznaric—and use it as a radical force for social transformation.
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People are hardwired to dehumanise others but we can overcome this, say David Eagleman and Don Vaughn.