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Apr 7, 2008
"Simply paying attention allows us to build an emotional connection. Lacking attention, empathy hasn't a chance." --Daniel Goleman
Why Aren't We All Good Samaritans?
Daniel Goleman, psychologist and award-winning author of "Emotional Intelligence"(EI) and other books on EI, challenges traditional measures of intelligence as a predictor of life success. In this 20 minute TED Talk video, he asks why we aren't more compassionate more of the time. Sharing the results of psychological experiments, and using personal anecdotes, he explains how we are all born with the capacity for empathy -- but we sometimes choose to ignore it.
BE THE CHANGE
Practice empathy in one interaction you have today -- consciously trying to see through the eyes of another.
