empathy

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"First of all," he said, "if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks.
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view" "Sir?"
"until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." 

- Harper Lee, To kill a Mockingbird, p. 30

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I of IV :: empathy

Try to understand how other people experience the world.

II of IV :: IMPORTANCE OF EMPATHY

Emotional intelligence is a shorthand that psychological researchers use to describe how well individuals can manage their own emotions and react to the emotions of others. People who exhibit emotional intelligence have the less obvious skills necessary to get ahead in life, such as managing conflict resolution, reading and responding to the needs of others, and keeping their own emotions from overflowing and disrupting their lives

iii OF iV: Empathy vs. Sympathy

When your loved one shares a painful experience, do you try to lighten the moment? When your loved one says they are upset with you, have you found yourself justifying your words or actions, only to have your partner become more upset?

Despite your best intentions, you may be suffering from a lack of empathy. The following cartoon short from University of Houston researcher Brené Brown's explains the difference.

IV of IV: are you a bystander?

We’d all like to consider ourselves helpful people, but are we always quick to lend a hand whenever the opportunity arises?

Here they tested, through various scenarios, just how long it would take for people to offer assistance to someone struggling right in front of them.

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