
How to Build Empathy and Avoid Burnout
A Slight Change of Plans
The Power of Empathy in Burnout
Sally Kohn: Having too much empathy can debilitate us psychologically and prevent us from doing our jobs. She says there is a shift in mindset we can have around the kind of empathy we feel. Kohn: We don't want to rid ourselves of the empathy altogether because certain types of empathy can actually be protective against burnout. The first step towards decreasing burnout is building a just system for the people who work within it, she says.
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