10% Happier with Dan Harris How (and Why) to Hack Your Empathy | Jamil Zaki
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Nov 9, 2020 
Jamil Zaki, a psychologist and director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab, shares insights from his book, The War for Kindness. He discusses the current ‘empathy deficit’ in our culture and reveals how selfishness can be detrimental. Zaki argues that kindness and empathy, often dismissed as soft skills, are essential in healing societal divides. He offers practical strategies for cultivating empathy, addressing challenges like empathy burnout, and emphasizes the radical power of intentional connections in fostering compassion.
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Kindness as a Fight
- Kindness can be practiced individually but isn't solely an individual practice.
- Social forces and internal biases can hinder kindness, requiring us to actively fight for it.
Fierce Kindness
- Kindness is often misconstrued as weakness.
- True kindness requires fierceness, pain, and bravery.
Ego and Self-Deprecation
- Self-directed criticism often stems from a sense of personal exceptionalism.
- Higher expectations for oneself, compared to others, fuel harsher self-judgment.
