Humankind
Purpose (life)
Be compassionate
from Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman
How to Apply This
- Use compassion rather than empathy.
Instead of sharing one’s distress, concentrate on calling up feelings of warmth, concern, and care. Instead of seeing yourself directly experiencing others' pain, keep yourself apart from it. This is called compassion. Empathy is exhausting. Compassion is constructive.
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