Communication

If your compassion extends only to people you like or agree with, your compassion is selfish, and therefore not compassion.

"I'm just being honest" is a poor excuse for being rude. Candor is being forthcoming in what you say. Respect is being considerate in how you say it. Being direct with the content of your feedback doesn't prevent you from being thoughtful about the best way to deliver it.

Honorable mentions: “however comma, whole time”

“I don’t know” is not an admission of ignorance. It’s an expression of intellectual humility. “I was wrong” is not a confession of failure. It’s a display of intellectual integrity. “I don’t understand” is not a sign of stupidity. It’s a catalyst for intellectual curiosity.

We can’t address the decline in empathy without addressing the decline in attention. Empathy requires a degree of sustained focus: Paying attention to an experience someone is sharing Recalling experiencing a similar emotional response Sitting with your own and... See more

Someone with an avoidant attachment style had early childhood experiences where they weren’t safe. This can involve emotional neglect, boundary violations (smothering behavior), highly stressful/chaotic environments or abandonment. Ultimately, through early repeated experiences, the avoidant person... See more

waking up thinking about this again

Alright, I have been resting in between roles, but wanted to drop this. These tools are actively used by wellness, politicians and pseudoscience peddlers; however I will admit, once you recognize these, you will see them across the board (hell, even we use them every now and then, we are all prey to logical fallacies). Now it’s more important than... See more