Tag: empathy

Empathy Is a Skill. Here’s How to Cultivate It

The apparent trend toward division and away from empathy isn’t irreversible, according to new research. Empathy is a skill that one can cultivate over time, Stanford University psychologist Jamil Zaki finds, and with the right practices, anyone—even the most close-minded individuals—can come to care about other people in healthy and sustainable ways. While empathy offers…


Whatever Happened to Empathy?

Commentary On an afternoon stroll yesterday, I noticed across the street a quick-walking woman on a sidewalk headed toward a family of four coming the other direction. The woman ran into the family like a bowling ball hitting pins. On the other side of the resulting mess, the woman who was the main cause of…


Why We Don’t Change What We Can Change

Have you ever found yourself in a situation you didn’t want to be in? If you’re over the age of 7, the answer, I’m guessing, is yes. As a therapist, I often meet people in moments of conflict. Something in their life isn’t working, but they don’t know how to get out of it; they…


How to Increase User Empathy and Build Better Products

By Lisa Dziuba User empathy helps put the customer at the very center of everything a business does, creating better products, memorable brands, and companies that last. Empathy is the ability to step into users’ shoes, see a company product through their eyes, and share their feelings. It’s about living through the customer’s experience during the…


Who Cares About Male Suffering?

Commentary Very few people know that July 11 is Gender Empathy Gap Day, a day inaugurated in Germany in 2018 to raise awareness of our societies’ general indifference to the suffering of men and boys. Not surprisingly, it has no official status in any country. Most people, if asked, will respond that it’s women and…


4 Reasons Why Empathy in the Workplace Makes Business Sense

By Sara Caroline Sabin Empathy has started to be one of those words bandied around a lot more since the pandemic started, which is a good thing that it has become part of the conversation. However, like any other buzzword, without the action to back it up, it is meaningless. It needs to be deeply rooted into the…


Reading, the Gateway to Empathy

“It’s all so sad,” said Emma, reflecting on the death of Hector as seen through the eyes of his grieving parents. “Especially because last week during class, I was happy about Achilles getting his revenge. We were excited as he put his armor on and went out to fight with Hector. We’ve been waiting for…