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129. Connect Deeply: How to Communicate So People Feel Seen and Heard

Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques

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Developing Empathy: Mirroring, Mentalizing, and Caring

Empathy can be developed by recognizing one's fallibility, using mirroring to sense and share others' emotions, mentalizing to theorize others' experiences based on personal knowledge, and caring by being genuinely concerned for others. To enhance empathy, one can assess their natural empathy skills, engage in literature and drama to understand different perspectives, practice recognizing own emotions, and improve social observation skills. By deconstructing empathy into mirroring, mentalizing, and caring, individuals can cultivate empathy internally and externally through various activities like reading, role-playing, and self-reflection.

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