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by michaericalribo 1238 days ago
This is such good advice. You can’t learn empathy from a place of self-centeredness[1]; it has to be genuine.

I don’t ask the doctor’s administrative assistant about their day in order to get preferential treatment, that’s just a perk that sometimes comes with it. I try to come from a place of genuine interest in others, even though that can be hard to do.

[1] I don’t mean this as a dig or even a negative, I’m just referring to where your focus is in a given situation. Are you focused on yourself, or others?