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Two weeks ago, in Cultivating Empathy: My Journey to Understand, I shared this fairly common definition of empathy: the ability to walk in the shoes of another person, to live their life momentarily, to understand the world inside their head. … Read More
We’re back with our series on civil discourse today, moving on to FROG. Yes. I’m tickled too. Do you dread neighborhood gatherings because they always end in a political argument? Do you secretly cringe when your seat mate on the commuter line … Read More
This is a post on what is called “The Backfire Effect.” Essentially, it holds that: Confronting a belief with facts to the contrary only strengthens the initial belief. I was discouraged when I sat down to write this post. How could it be, … Read More