![]() ![]() They will talk to the person sitting next to them on the bus, having retained that natural inquisitiveness we all had as children, but which society is so good at beating out of us. Highly empathic people (HEPs) have an insatiable curiosity about strangers. Here are the Six Habits of Highly Empathic People! Habit 1: Cultivate curiosity about strangers Research in sociology, psychology, history-and my own studies of empathic personalities over the past 10 years-reveals how we can make empathy an attitude and a part of our daily lives, and thus improve the lives of everyone around us. We can nurture its growth throughout our lives-and we can use it as a radical force for social transformation. And psychologists have revealed that we are primed for empathy by strong attachment relationships in the first two years of life.īut empathy doesn’t stop developing in childhood. Evolutionary biologists like Frans de Waal have shown that we are social animals who have naturally evolved to care for each other, just like our primate cousins. Over the last decade, neuroscientists have identified a 10-section “empathy circuit” in our brains which, if damaged, can curtail our ability to understand what other people are feeling. From the GGSC to your bookshelf: 30 science-backed tools for well-being.
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