5 People Who Can Help You Strengthen Your Empathy Muscle

Ever wondered how empathetic you are? Consider the advice of these five people who have spent their lives studying, understanding and practicing empathy.

Emma Pattee

Oct 04, 2020 • 9 min read

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Summary

Emma Pattee interviews five empathy experts on ways how we can strengthen our empathy muscles. She cites that empathy is the ability to understand others' perspectives, feelings, and experiences from their point of view, rather than from your own and research indicates that when people are empathetic with someone else's experience, they are more likely to have a positive view of that person or group. If you're in dire need of an empathy booster, check this article to learn from the advice given by the five empathy aces.

Takeaways

Empathy is not sympathy, Empathy is caring for others by trying to share in their feelings and experiences while sympathy is caring for them by feeling sorry for or concerned about them.
Empathy is the ability to understand others' perspectives, feelings, and experiences from their point of view, rather than from your own.
Research shows that when people are empathetic with someone else's experience, they are more likely to have a positive view of that person or group.