When It Comes To Exploring The Mind

Compassion Begins With Attention.

Our Genetic Heritage Endows Each Of Us With A Series Of Emotional Set-points That Determines Our Temperament. But The Brain Circuitry Involved Is Extraordinarily Malleable; Temperament Is Not Destiny.

But Once You Are In That Field, Emotional Intelligence Emerges As A Much Stronger Predictor Of Who Will Be Most Successful, Because It Is How We Handle Ourselves In Our Relationships That Determines How Well We Do Once We Are In A Given Job.

Remember, Empathy Need Not Lead To Sympathetically Giving In To The Other Side’s Demands—knowing How Someone Feels Does Not Mean Agreeing With Them.

Reducing The Economic Gap May Be Impossible Without Also Addressing The Gap In Empathy.