Did all that required high school reading also give you empathy?
The study found that after reading literary fiction, as opposed to popular fiction or serious nonfiction, people performed better on tests measuring empathy, social perception and emotional intelligence — skills that come in especially handy when you are trying to read someone’s body language or gauge what they might be thinking.
Remember This Time More Than Last
I even love that as of right now, techno super giant Google is using its person finder to help loved ones track 4,000 people in Boston. In my experience leading a disaster relief team at Ground Zero, it was often the corporate presence--ironically--that touched me most (since I viewed them mostly as arms of capitalism).
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