Is the introspection of self-help and therapy hurting our ability to empathise?
Over the past century, self-help and therapy culture have emphasised constantly looking inward as a means of self-discovery and self-improvement. But are we really any better off for it? The UK-based author and philosopher Roman Krznaric believes that, for humanity to have a more empathetic, moral, creative and progressive 21st century, we must step outside of our own experiences to see how other people live.
TeachKind—PETA’s Humane Education Division—is working on an exciting new confidential initiative, and we need someone to help us bring our ideas to life! As PETA’s Empathy Center Project Manager, you will help us organize the development of…
Last month, I turned in the manuscript for my new book The Art of Empathy, and it will be published in October! I’ll be posting weekly about empathy this year — about my work, about the empathy research being done in over half-a-dozen …
There’s a powerful link between productivity and what has been identified as “compassionate leadership” in organisations, observes Christina Boedker, a lecturer in accounting at the Australian School of Business and leader of a major business research …
By Steven Swinford, Helping people escape a lifetime on benefits and so they can get back into work is “compassionate” Conservatism at its best, the Work and Pensions secretary will say today.Iain Duncan Smith is expected to tell a conference…
