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Russ Roberts: Wild Problems S1 E18

Meditations with Zohar

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The Value of Being Connected to Someone

I think we would probably want to live in a world where we feel connected to people in our pain. We might even take more pain and more connection than slightly less pain, but no connection. The ability to accompany someone fullheartedly is very hard and very rare. It's an art. And I for me, it's akin to being present. So being present for someone who needs us is, I don't mean physically being in the same room. But rather, treating them as a full sentient human being who is flawed and perfect needy, as we all are.

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