The way to choose a candidate for political office is to examine their capacity for empathy. That is if you wish to avoid years of unbearable distress.   Republican number crunchers like Romney and Ryan have the least empathy. You can bet your la…

The above examples are both times I’ve had to consciously consider the idea of empathy. Over the years I’ve had to work out when empathy is suitable and useful, when I need to turn it off, and how I go about doing that.I thought I could wri…

Everyone talks and writes about empathy nowadays, not just presidents who speak about “feeling your pain” or appointing empathic federal judges, but scientific writers, talk show hosts, journalists, and most of the rest of us, too.Scientists tell us ab…

The Advantage Book – The 7 soft skills and the need for developing empathyThe greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.” — Victor Hugo Lov…