Book Capsules, June 2021
Synopses of Big Little Breakthroughs: How Small, Everyday Innovations Drive Oversized Results by Josh Linkner and The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer by Steve Kotler
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Synopses of Big Little Breakthroughs: How Small, Everyday Innovations Drive Oversized Results by Josh Linkner and The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer by Steve Kotler
May 6, 2021 Empathy is a critical part of many people’s jobs. It’s the quality that allows a manager to give feedback in a way that’s both constructive and kind, or helps a teacher figure out the right way to connect with a shy student. But there is also a point at which empathy can tip over into excess. When we feel other people’s pain too deeply, we can wind up exhausted and overwhelmed. The technical term for this feeling is “empathy distress,” which is common among “people who absorb too much of other people’s negative emotions,” says Daniel Goleman, an author and psycho...
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