2 posts tagged helping people

literary fiction imprvoes emapthy

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.

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The Myth of Social Consensus

Let every hiss be proof you have bravely pushed the world farther than it wanted to go. Let every hiss reward you with the knowledge your message was received.

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